This is a technical file used behind the scenes on Wikipedia to create location maps that show where places are situated on a world map. It provides the coordinate system and settings that allow Wikipedia editors to mark specific geographic locations accurately on their articles.
AI-generated from the Wikipedia summary — may contain errors.
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The entry is geolocated on the map.
It is catalogued under the topic Location map modules.
Its subject is documented across 51 Wikipedia language editions.
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Encyclopedic overview
Module documentation
Module:Location map/data/Earth is a location map definition used to overlay markers and labels on an equirectangular projection map of Earth. The markers are placed by latitude and longitude coordinates on the default map or a similar map image.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Module:Location map/data/World” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.