Module:Location map/data/Asia (equirectangular)/doc

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Module:Location map/data/Asia (equirectangular) is a location map definition used to overlay markers and labels on an equirectangular projection map of Asia. The markers are placed by latitude and longitude coordinates on the default map or a similar map image.

Usage

These definitions are used by the following templates when invoked with parameter "Asia (equirectangular)":

Map definition

  • name = Asia
    Name used in the default map caption
  • bottom = -13.5
    Latitude at bottom edge of map, in decimal degrees
  • left = 18
    Longitude at left edge of map, in decimal degrees
  • right = 148.5
    Longitude at right edge of map, in decimal degrees

Precision

Longitude: from West to East this map definition covers 130.5 degrees.

  • At an image width of 200 pixels, that is 0.6525 degrees per pixel.
  • At an image width of 1000 pixels, that is 0.1305 degrees per pixel.

Latitude: from North to South this map definition covers 91.8 degrees.

  • At an image height of 200 pixels, that is 0.459 degrees per pixel.
  • At an image height of 1000 pixels, that is 0.0918 degrees per pixel.


See also

Location map templates

Creating new map definitions