Module:Location map/data/Bay of Bengal/doc

Location map of Bay of Bengal
name Bay of Bengal
border
coordinates
31
73.2 ←↕→ 107
-4
map center 13°30′N 90°06′E / 13.5°N 90.1°E / 13.5; 90.1
image Bay of Bengal location map simple.svg
image1 Bay of Bengal relief location map.jpg


Module:Location map/data/Bay of Bengal is a location map definition used to overlay markers and labels on equirectangular map of Bay of Bengal. 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 "Bay of Bengal":

Map definition

  • name = Bay of Bengal
    Name used in the default map caption
  • bottom = -4
    Latitude at bottom edge of map, in decimal degrees
  • left = 73.2
    Longitude at left edge of map, in decimal degrees
  • right = 107
    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 33.8 degrees.

  • At an image width of 200 pixels, that is 0.169 degrees per pixel.
  • At an image width of 1000 pixels, that is 0.0338 degrees per pixel.

Latitude: from North to South this map definition covers 35 degrees.

  • At an image height of 200 pixels, that is 0.175 degrees per pixel.
  • At an image height of 1000 pixels, that is 0.035 degrees per pixel.


See also


Location map templates

Creating new map definitions