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Location map of Saskatchewan
name Saskatchewan
border
coordinates
60.3
-114 ←↕→ -98
48.7
map center 54°30′N 106°00′W / 54.5°N 106°W / 54.5; -106
image Canada Saskatchewan location map.svg
image1 Canada Saskatchewan relief location map.jpg


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

Map definition

  • name = Saskatchewan
    Name used in the default map caption
  • bottom = 48.7
    Latitude at bottom edge of map, in decimal degrees
  • left = -114
    Longitude at left edge of map, in decimal degrees
  • right = -98
    Longitude at right edge of map, in decimal degrees

Alternative map

The {{Location map}}, {{Location map many}}, and {{Location map+}} templates have parameters to specify an alternative map image. The map displayed as image1 can be used with the relief or AlternativeMap parameters. Examples may be found below or in the following:

Precision

Longitude: from West to East this map definition covers 16 degrees.

  • At an image width of 200 pixels, that is 0.08 degrees per pixel.
  • At an image width of 1000 pixels, that is 0.016 degrees per pixel.

Latitude: from North to South this map definition covers 11.6 degrees.

  • At an image height of 200 pixels, that is 0.058 degrees per pixel.
  • At an image height of 1000 pixels, that is 0.0116 degrees per pixel.

Examples using location map templates

See also

Location map templates

Creating new map definitions