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Location map of Central America
name Central America
border
coordinates
20
-95 ←↕→ -75
5
map center 12°30′N 85°00′W / 12.5°N 85°W / 12.5; -85
image Outline map of Central America with borders.svg


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

Map definition

  • name = Central America
    Name used in the default map caption
  • bottom = 5
    Latitude at bottom edge of map, in decimal degrees
  • left = -95
    Longitude at left edge of map, in decimal degrees
  • right = -75
    Longitude at right edge of map, in decimal degrees

Precision

Longitude: from West to East this map definition covers 20 degrees.

  • At an image width of 200 pixels, that is 0.1 degrees per pixel.
  • At an image width of 1000 pixels, that is 0.02 degrees per pixel.

Latitude: from North to South this map definition covers 15 degrees.

  • At an image height of 200 pixels, that is 0.075 degrees per pixel.
  • At an image height of 1000 pixels, that is 0.015 degrees per pixel.


See also

Location map templates

Creating new map definitions