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Location map of British Columbia
name British Columbia
border
coordinates
60.3
-139.3 ←↕→ -113.7
48.1
map center 54°12′N 126°30′W / 54.2°N 126.5°W / 54.2; -126.5
image Canada British Columbia (no subdivisions) location map.svg
image1 Canada British Columbia relief location map.jpg
Location map British Columbia (no subdivisions)

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

Map definition

  • name = British Columbia
    Name used in the default map caption
  • bottom = 48.1
    Latitude at bottom edge of map, in decimal degrees
  • left = -139.3
    Longitude at left edge of map, in decimal degrees
  • right = -113.7
    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 25.6 degrees.

  • At an image width of 200 pixels, that is 0.128 degrees per pixel.
  • At an image width of 1000 pixels, that is 0.0256 degrees per pixel.

Latitude: from North to South this map definition covers 12.2 degrees.

  • At an image height of 200 pixels, that is 0.061 degrees per pixel.
  • At an image height of 1000 pixels, that is 0.0122 degrees per pixel.


See also

Location map templates

Creating new map definitions