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Location map of British Isles
name British Isles
border
coordinates
62
-11.8 ←↕→ 2
48.75
map center 55°22′30″N 4°54′00″W / 55.375°N 4.9°W / 55.375; -4.9
image British_Isles.svg


Module:Location map/data/British Isles is a location map definition used to overlay markers and labels on an equirectangular projection map of British Isles. 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 "British Isles":

Map definition

  • name = British Isles
    Name used in the default map caption
  • bottom = 48.75
    Latitude at bottom edge of map, in decimal degrees
  • left = -11.8
    Longitude at left edge of map, in decimal degrees
  • right = 2
    Longitude at right edge of map, in decimal degrees

Precision

Longitude: from West to East this map definition covers 13.8 degrees.

  • At an image width of 200 pixels, that is 0.069 degrees per pixel.
  • At an image width of 1000 pixels, that is 0.0138 degrees per pixel.

Latitude: from North to South this map definition covers 13.25 degrees.

  • At an image height of 200 pixels, that is 0.0663 degrees per pixel.
  • At an image height of 1000 pixels, that is 0.0133 degrees per pixel.


See also

Location map templates

Creating new map definitions