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Location map of Vancouver (British Columbia)
name Vancouver (British Columbia)
border
coordinates
49.3153
-123.2683 ←↕→ -123.0201
49.1974
map center 49°15′23″N 123°08′39″W / 49.25635°N 123.1442°W / 49.25635; -123.1442
image Vancouver (British Columbia) - OpenStreetMap.png
image1 Vancouver (British Columbia) - OpenStreetMap.png


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

Map definition

  • name = Vancouver (British Columbia)
    Name used in the default map caption
  • bottom = 49.1974
    Latitude at bottom edge of map, in decimal degrees
  • left = -123.2683
    Longitude at left edge of map, in decimal degrees
  • right = -123.0201
    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 0.2482 degrees.

  • At an image width of 200 pixels, that is 0.0012 degrees per pixel.
  • At an image width of 1000 pixels, that is 0.0002 degrees per pixel.

Latitude: from North to South this map definition covers 0.1179 degrees.

  • At an image height of 200 pixels, that is 0.0006 degrees per pixel.
  • At an image height of 1000 pixels, that is 0.0001 degrees per pixel.


See also

Location map templates

Creating new map definitions