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Location map of Kerguelen
name Kerguelen
border
coordinates
-48.436
68.425 ←↕→ 70.78
-50.037
map center 49°14′11″S 69°36′09″E / 49.2365°S 69.6025°E / -49.2365; 69.6025
image Kerguelen blank map.svg
image1 Kerguelen topographic blank map.png


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

Map definition

  • name = Kerguelen
    Name used in the default map caption
  • bottom = -50.037
    Latitude at bottom edge of map, in decimal degrees
  • left = 68.425
    Longitude at left edge of map, in decimal degrees
  • right = 70.78
    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 2.355 degrees.

  • At an image width of 200 pixels, that is 0.0118 degrees per pixel.
  • At an image width of 1000 pixels, that is 0.0024 degrees per pixel.

Latitude: from North to South this map definition covers 1.601 degrees.

  • At an image height of 200 pixels, that is 0.008 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