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Location map of New York City
name New York City
border
coordinates
40.92
-74.27 ←↕→ -73.68
40.49
map center 40°42′18″N 73°58′30″W / 40.705°N 73.975°W / 40.705; -73.975
image USA_New_York_City_location_map.svg


Module:Location map/data/USA New York City is a location map definition used to overlay markers and labels on an equirectangular projection map of New York City. 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 "USA New York City":

Map definition

  • name = New York City
    Name used in the default map caption
  • bottom = 40.49
    Latitude at bottom edge of map, in decimal degrees
  • left = -74.27
    Longitude at left edge of map, in decimal degrees
  • right = -73.68
    Longitude at right edge of map, in decimal degrees

Precision

Longitude: from West to East this map definition covers 0.59 degrees.

  • At an image width of 200 pixels, that is 0.0029 degrees per pixel.
  • At an image width of 1000 pixels, that is 0.0006 degrees per pixel.

Latitude: from North to South this map definition covers 0.43 degrees.

  • At an image height of 200 pixels, that is 0.0022 degrees per pixel.
  • At an image height of 1000 pixels, that is 0.0004 degrees per pixel.


See also

Location map templates

Creating new map definitions