Module:Location map/data/West Asia/doc

Location map of West and Central Asia

name	West and Central Asia
border coordinates
	50.5
	16.5	←↕→	82
	7.49
map center	28.995°N 49.25°E / 28.995; 49.25
image	West Asia non political with water system.jpg

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

• {{Location map|West Asia |...}}
• {{Location map many|West Asia |...}}
• {{Location map+|West Asia |...}}
• {{Location map~|West Asia |...}}

Map definition

• name = West and Central Asia

  Name used in the default map caption

• image = West Asia non political with water system.jpg

  The default map image, without "Image:" or "File:"

• top = 50.5

  Latitude at top edge of map, in decimal degrees

• bottom = 7.49

  Latitude at bottom edge of map, in decimal degrees

• left = 16.5

  Longitude at left edge of map, in decimal degrees

• right = 82

  Longitude at right edge of map, in decimal degrees

Precision

Longitude: from West to East this map definition covers 65.5 degrees.

• At an image width of 200 pixels, that is 0.3275 degrees per pixel.
• At an image width of 1000 pixels, that is 0.0655 degrees per pixel.

Latitude: from North to South this map definition covers 43.01 degrees.

• At an image height of 200 pixels, that is 0.2151 degrees per pixel.
• At an image height of 1000 pixels, that is 0.043 degrees per pixel.

See also

Location map templates

• Template:Location map, to display one mark and label using latitude and longitude
• Template:Location map many, to display up to nine marks and labels
• Template:Location map+, to display an unlimited number of marks and labels

Creating new map definitions

• Template:Location map/Creating a new map definition