Template:Location map

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Creates a location map as a composite image of an existing map in orthographic projection with a marker and a label superimposed onto it.

Usage

{{Location map</nowiki>|location
|label=label
|position=left or right  - position of the label relative to the mark, defaults to right
|background=color - background color for the label, defaults to none 
|lat=lattitude in degrees
|long=longitude in degrees
|mark=image file name - a red circle by default
|caption=caption - caption below the map
|float=left or right or none
|width=width of the map
}}

Parameter location refers to Template:Location map location containing the name and coordinates of a map. For example Template:Location map Slovenia (backlinks edit), which in turn refers to Image:Obcine Slovenija 2005.png.

Available maps

List of templates Template:Location map location (here without prefix "Template:"):

Creating new maps

  1. Find an appropriate blank map in an orthographic projection.
  2. Create a template named Template:Location map location (copy the content of any other map template into it and enter appropriate values).

Issues

Doesn't handle longitude properly for maps crossing the +/- 180 meridian yet.

Examples

[[Image:Template:Location map Slovenia|240px]]
<div style="position:absolute;z-index:200;

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Maribor
Maribor on the map of Template:Location map Slovenia
{{Location map|Slovenia|float=none|label=Maribor|lat=46.55|long=15.64|position=left}}
[[Image:Template:Location map Slovenia|100px]]
<div style="position:absolute;z-index:200;

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Ljubljana
Ljubljana is the capital of Slovenia
{{Location map|Slovenia|float=left|width=100|label=Ljubljana|lat=46.05|long=14.5|caption=Ljubljana is the capital of Slovenia}}
[[Image:Template:Location map Slovenia|240px]]
<div style="position:absolute;z-index:200;

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Nova Gorica
Nova Gorica on the map of Template:Location map Slovenia
{{Location map|Slovenia|float=right|label=Nova Gorica|lat=45.95|long=13.63}}