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Module:Location map/data/Earth

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This is a behind-the-scenes tool that Wikipedia uses to place location markers accurately on map images of Earth for articles. It provides the technical data needed so that when Wikipedia editors add a map to an article, the locations they mark show up in the correct geographic spots.

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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.

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