ᱢᱳᱰᱩᱞ:Location map/data/South Africa/doc

Location map of ᱮᱛᱚᱢ ᱟᱯᱷᱨᱤᱠᱟ

name	ᱮᱛᱚᱢ ᱟᱯᱷᱨᱤᱠᱟ
border coordinates
	-21.8
	16	←↕→	33.2
	-35.2
map center	28.5°S 24.6°E / -28.5; 24.6
image	South Africa adm location map.svg
image1	South Africa relief location map.svg

Map of South Africa

ᱢᱳᱰᱩᱞ:Location map/data/South Africa is a location map definition used to overlay markers and labels on an equirectangular projection map of ᱮᱛᱚᱢ ᱟᱯᱷᱨᱤᱠᱟ. 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 "South Africa":

• {{Location map | South Africa | ...}}
• {{Location map many | South Africa | ...}}
• {{Location map+ | South Africa | ...}}
• {{Location map~ | South Africa | ...}}

Map definition

• name = ᱮᱛᱚᱢ ᱟᱯᱷᱨᱤᱠᱟ

  Name used in the default map caption

• image = South Africa adm location map.svg

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

• image1 = South Africa relief location map.svg

  An alternative map image, usually a relief map, which can be displayed via the relief or AlternativeMap parameters

• top = -21.8

  Latitude at top edge of map, in decimal degrees

• bottom = -35.2

  Latitude at bottom edge of map, in decimal degrees

• left = 16

  Longitude at left edge of map, in decimal degrees

• right = 33.2

  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:

• Template:Location map#Relief parameter
• Template:Location map+/relief
• Template:Location map#AlternativeMap parameter
• Template:Location map+/AlternativeMap

Precision

Longitude: from West to East this map definition covers 17.2 degrees.

• At an image width of 200 pixels, that is 0.086 degrees per pixel.
• At an image width of 1000 pixels, that is 0.0172 degrees per pixel.

Latitude: from North to South this map definition covers 13.4 degrees.

• At an image height of 200 pixels, that is 0.067 degrees per pixel.
• At an image height of 1000 pixels, that is 0.0134 degrees per pixel.

Examples using location map templates

Location map, using default map (image)

Pretoria

Pretoria (ᱮᱛᱚᱢ ᱟᱯᱷᱨᱤᱠᱟ)

{{Location map | South Africa
| width   = 250
| lat_deg = -25.75
| lon_deg = 28.19
| label   = Pretoria
}}

Location map many, using relief map (image1)

Pretoria

Cape Town

Two locations in South Africa

{{Location map many | South Africa
| relief   = yes
| width    = 250
| caption  = Two locations in South Africa
| lat1_deg = -25.75
| lon1_deg = 28.19
| label1   = Pretoria
| lat2_deg = -33.93
| lon2_deg = 18.42
| label2   = Cape Town
}}

Location map+, using AlternativeMap

Pretoria

Cape Town

Two locations in South Africa

{{Location map+ | South Africa
| AlternativeMap = South Africa relief location map.svg
| width   = 250
| caption = Two locations in South Africa
| places  =
  {{Location map~ | South Africa
  | lat_deg = -25.75
  | lon_deg = 28.19
  | label   = Pretoria
  }}
  {{Location map~ | South Africa
  | lat_deg = -33.93
  | lon_deg = 18.42
  | label   = Cape Town
  }}
}}

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

Infobox templates incorporating (passing values to) the Location map template

List

• Template:Infobox aerial lift line
• Template:Infobox airport — alternative map support: relief (via pushpin_relief) and AlternativeMap (via pushpin_image)
• Template:Infobox ancient site — alternative map support: relief
• Template:Infobox artwork
• Template:Infobox Australia state or territory
• Template:Infobox Australian road
• Template:Infobox body of water
• Template:Infobox bridge
• Template:Infobox building — alternative map support: relief
• Template:Infobox business park
• Template:Infobox casino
• Template:Infobox castrum — alternative map support: relief (via map_relief)
• Template:Infobox cave — alternative map support: relief
• Template:Infobox cemetery
• Template:Infobox civil conflict
• Template:Infobox climbing area
• Template:Infobox climbing route — alternative map support: relief
• Template:Infobox church — alternative map support: relief
• Template:Infobox concentration camp
• Template:Infobox convention center
• Template:Infobox cycling championship
• Template:Infobox dam — alternative map support: relief
• Template:Infobox desalination plant
• Template:Infobox disputed islands
• Template:Infobox earthquakes in date
• Template:Infobox Egyptian tomb
• Template:Infobox factory
• Template:Infobox fault
• Template:Infobox forest — alternative map support: relief
• Template:Infobox glacier — alternative map support: relief (displays relief image unless map_relief=0)
• Template:Infobox golf facility — alternative map support: relief
• Template:Infobox Hindu temple
• Template:Infobox historic site — alternative map support: relief (via map_relief)
• Template:Infobox holocaust event
• Template:Infobox hospital — alternative map support: relief
• Template:Infobox hut — alternative map support: relief
• Template:Infobox Icelandic municipality
• Template:Infobox islands — alternative map support: relief
• Template:Infobox landform
• Template:Infobox lighthouse — alternative map support: relief
• Template:Infobox Manchester Metrolink station
• Template:Infobox military conflict — alternative map support: relief (via map_relief)
• Template:Infobox military installation — alternative map support: relief (via map_relief)
• Template:Infobox military operation
• Template:Infobox mill building
• Template:Infobox mine
• Template:Infobox mining
• Template:Infobox monastery
• Template:Infobox monument
• Template:Infobox motorway services
• Template:Infobox mountain — alternative map support: relief (displays relief image unless map_relief=0)
• Template:Infobox mountain pass — alternative map support: relief (displays relief image unless map_relief=0)
• Template:Infobox museum — alternative map support: relief (via map_relief)
• Template:Infobox New York City Subway station
• Template:Infobox New Zealand suburbs
• Template:Infobox observatory
• Template:Infobox oil field — alternative map support: relief
• Template:Infobox oil refinery — alternative map support: relief
• Template:Infobox park — alternative map support: relief
• Template:Infobox port
• Template:Infobox power station — alternative map support: relief
• Template:Infobox prison
• Template:Infobox protected area — alternative map support: relief
• Template:Infobox pyramid
• Template:Infobox reactor
• Template:Infobox religious building — alternative map support: relief
• Template:Infobox residential college
• Template:Infobox restaurant
• Template:Infobox river
• Template:Infobox Russian inhabited locality
• Template:Infobox school
• Template:Infobox Scottish island
• Template:Infobox sedimentary basin
• Template:Infobox settlement — alternative map support: relief (via pushpin_relief) and AlternativeMap (via pushpin_image)
• Template:Infobox ski area
• Template:Infobox Spanish missions in the Americas
• Template:Infobox sports rivalry
• Template:Infobox spring — alternative map support: relief
• Template:Infobox station
• Template:Infobox street
• Template:Infobox superfund
• Template:Infobox terrestrial impact site
• Template:Infobox transmitter
• Template:Infobox tunnel
• Template:Infobox valley — alternative map support: relief
• Template:Infobox waterfall — alternative map support: relief
• Template:Infobox waterlock
• Template:Infobox UNESCO World Heritage Site — alternative map support: relief
• Template:Infobox university
• Template:Infobox urban feature
• Template:Infobox venue
• Template:Infobox wildfire
• Template:Infobox WorldScouting