Module:Location map/data/United Kingdom motorways

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Location map of UK motorways

name	UK motorways
border coordinates
	56.4433
	-6.75	←↕→	1.4436
	50.5
map center	53.47165°N 2.6532°W / 53.47165; -2.6532
image	UK motorways map (pale lines).svg

Module:Location map/data/United Kingdom motorways is a location map definition used to overlay markers and labels on an equirectangular projection map of UK motorways. 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 "United Kingdom motorways":

• {{Location map|United Kingdom motorways |...}}
• {{Location map many|United Kingdom motorways |...}}
• {{Location map+|United Kingdom motorways |...}}
• {{Location map~|United Kingdom motorways |...}}

Map definition

• name = UK motorways

  Name used in the default map caption

• image = UK motorways map (pale lines).svg

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

• top = 56.4433

  Latitude at top edge of map, in decimal degrees

• bottom = 50.5

  Latitude at bottom edge of map, in decimal degrees

• left = -6.75

  Longitude at left edge of map, in decimal degrees

• right = 1.4436

  Longitude at right edge of map, in decimal degrees

Precision

Longitude: from West to East this map definition covers 8.1936 degrees.

• At an image width of 200 pixels, that is 0.041 degrees per pixel.
• At an image width of 1000 pixels, that is 0.0082 degrees per pixel.

Latitude: from North to South this map definition covers 5.9433 degrees.

• At an image height of 200 pixels, that is 0.0297 degrees per pixel.
• At an image height of 1000 pixels, that is 0.0059 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

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return {
	name = 'UK motorways',
	top = 56.4433,
	bottom = 50.5000,
	left = -6.7500,
	right = 1.4436,
	image = 'UK motorways map (pale lines).svg'
}