Module:Location map/data/United States Boston

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Location map of Boston

name	Boston
border coordinates
	42.38403
	-71.12314	←↕→	-71.0216
	42.32806
map center	42.356045°N 71.07237°W / 42.356045; -71.07237
image	Map of Boston and Cambridge.png

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

• {{Location map|United States Boston |...}}
• {{Location map many|United States Boston |...}}
• {{Location map+|United States Boston |...}}
• {{Location map~|United States Boston |...}}

Map definition

• name = Boston

  Name used in the default map caption

• image = Map of Boston and Cambridge.png

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

• top = 42.38403

  Latitude at top edge of map, in decimal degrees

• bottom = 42.32806

  Latitude at bottom edge of map, in decimal degrees

• left = -71.12314

  Longitude at left edge of map, in decimal degrees

• right = -71.0216

  Longitude at right edge of map, in decimal degrees

Precision

Longitude: from West to East this map definition covers 0.1015 degrees.

• At an image width of 200 pixels, that is 0.0005 degrees per pixel.
• At an image width of 1000 pixels, that is 0.0001 degrees per pixel.

Latitude: from North to South this map definition covers 0.056 degrees.

• At an image height of 200 pixels, that is 0.0003 degrees per pixel.
• At an image height of 1000 pixels, that is 0.0001 degrees per pixel.

See also

• Module:Location map/data/USA
• Module:Location map/data/USA Massachusetts

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 = 'Boston',
	top = 42.38403,
	bottom = 42.32806,
	left = -71.12314,
	right = -71.0216,
	image = 'Map of Boston and Cambridge.png'
}