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Location map of Sikkim
name Sikkim
border
coordinates
28.14
87.95 ←↕→ 88.93
27.03
map center 27°35′06″N 88°26′24″E / 27.585°N 88.44°E / 27.585; 88.44
image Sikkim location map.svg
image1 Sikkim relief map.svg


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

Map definition

  • name = Sikkim
    Name used in the default map caption
  • bottom = 27.03
    Latitude at bottom edge of map, in decimal degrees
  • left = 87.95
    Longitude at left edge of map, in decimal degrees
  • right = 88.93
    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 0.98 degrees.

  • At an image width of 200 pixels, that is 0.0049 degrees per pixel.
  • At an image width of 1000 pixels, that is 0.001 degrees per pixel.

Latitude: from North to South this map definition covers 1.11 degrees.

  • At an image height of 200 pixels, that is 0.0056 degrees per pixel.
  • At an image height of 1000 pixels, that is 0.0011 degrees per pixel.


See also

Location map templates

Creating new map definitions