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Location map of Channel Islands
name Channel Islands
border
coordinates
49.8
-2.75 ←↕→ -1.75
48.95
map center 49°22′30″N 2°15′00″W / 49.375°N 2.25°W / 49.375; -2.25
image Channel Islands location map (+parishes).svg


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

Map definition

  • name = Channel Islands
    Name used in the default map caption
  • bottom = 48.95
    Latitude at bottom edge of map, in decimal degrees
  • left = -2.75
    Longitude at left edge of map, in decimal degrees
  • right = -1.75
    Longitude at right edge of map, in decimal degrees

Precision

Longitude: from West to East this map definition covers 1 degrees.

  • At an image width of 200 pixels, that is 0.005 degrees per pixel.
  • At an image width of 1000 pixels, that is 0.001 degrees per pixel.

Latitude: from North to South this map definition covers 0.85 degrees.

  • At an image height of 200 pixels, that is 0.0042 degrees per pixel.
  • At an image height of 1000 pixels, that is 0.0008 degrees per pixel.


See also

Location map templates

Creating new map definitions