Module:Location map/data/United States Chicago metropolitan area

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Location map of Chicago metropolitan area

name	Chicago metropolitan area
border coordinates
	42.336
	-88.465	←↕→	-87.304
	41.426
map center	41.881°N 87.8845°W / 41.881; -87.8845
image	Chicago locator map.png

Module:Location map/data/United States Chicago metropolitan area is a location map definition used to overlay markers and labels on an equirectangular projection map of Chicago metropolitan area. 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 "United States Chicago metropolitan area":

• {{Location map|United States Chicago metropolitan area |...}}
• {{Location map many|United States Chicago metropolitan area |...}}
• {{Location map+|United States Chicago metropolitan area |...}}
• {{Location map~|United States Chicago metropolitan area |...}}

Map definition

• name = Chicago metropolitan area

  Name used in the default map caption

• image = Chicago locator map.png

  The default map image, without "Image:" or "File:"

• top = 42.336

  Latitude at top edge of map, in decimal degrees

• bottom = 41.426

  Latitude at bottom edge of map, in decimal degrees

• left = -88.465

  Longitude at left edge of map, in decimal degrees

• right = -87.304

  Longitude at right edge of map, in decimal degrees

Precision

Longitude: from West to East this map definition covers 1.161 degrees.

• At an image width of 200 pixels, that is 0.0058 degrees per pixel.
• At an image width of 1000 pixels, that is 0.0012 degrees per pixel.

Latitude: from North to South this map definition covers 0.91 degrees.

• At an image height of 200 pixels, that is 0.0045 degrees per pixel.
• At an image height of 1000 pixels, that is 0.0009 degrees per pixel.

See also

• Module:Location map/data/USA Illinois
• Module:Location map/data/United States Chicago
• Module:Location map/data/United States Chicago Central
• Module:Location map/data/United States Chicago Downtown
• Module:Location map/data/United States Chicago Greater
• Module:Location map/data/United States Chicago Loop
• Module:Location map/data/United States Chicago Near North Side

Location map templates

• Template:Location map, to display one mark and label using latitude and longitude
• Template:Location map many, to display up to nine marks and labels
• Template:Location map+, to display an unlimited number of marks and labels

Creating new map definitions

• Template:Location map/Creating a new map definition

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return {
	name = 'Chicago metropolitan area',
	top = 42.336,
	bottom = 41.426,
	left = -88.465,
	right = -87.304,
	image = 'Chicago locator map.png'
}