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Location map of Saxony
name Saxony
border
coordinates
51.721
11.797 ←↕→ 15.101
50.101
map center 50°54′40″N 13°26′56″E / 50.911°N 13.449°E / 50.911; 13.449
image Saxony location map.svg
image1 Saxony relief location map.jpg


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

Map definition

  • name = Saxony
    Name used in the default map caption
  • bottom = 50.101
    Latitude at bottom edge of map, in decimal degrees
  • left = 11.797
    Longitude at left edge of map, in decimal degrees
  • right = 15.101
    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 3.304 degrees.

  • At an image width of 200 pixels, that is 0.0165 degrees per pixel.
  • At an image width of 1000 pixels, that is 0.0033 degrees per pixel.

Latitude: from North to South this map definition covers 1.62 degrees.

  • At an image height of 200 pixels, that is 0.0081 degrees per pixel.
  • At an image height of 1000 pixels, that is 0.0016 degrees per pixel.


See also

Location map templates

Creating new map definitions