Creates a location map as a composite image of an existing map in orthographic projection with a marker and a label superimposed onto it.
Begins with {{Location map start}}, follows {{Location map marker}} and finishes with {{Location map end}} (see usage).
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{{Location map start|location |float=left or right or none |width=width of the map }}
{{Location map marker|location |lat=latitude in degrees |long=longitude in degrees |background=color - background color for the label, defaults to none |mark=image file name - a red dot by default |mark size= default is 8x8px |label=label |position=left or right - position of the label relative to the mark, defaults to right }}
{{Location map end|location |caption=caption - caption below the map }}
Parameter location refers to Template:Location map location containing the name and coordinates of a map. For example Template:Location map Slovenia (backlinks, edit), which in turn refers to Image:Obcine Slovenija 2005.png.
List of templates Template:Location map location (here without prefix "Template:"):
Doesn't handle longitude properly for maps crossing the +/- 180 meridian yet.
For coordinates with western longitude don't forget the minus sign!
example: {{Location map marker|Westernland|label=Westerntown|lat=46.05|long=-14.5}}
{{Location map start|Slovenia|float=left|width=100}} {{Location map marker|Slovenia|label=Ljubljana|lat=46.05|long=14.5}} {{Location map end|Slovenia|caption=Ljubljana is the capital of Slovenia}}
{{Location map start|Slovenia|float=right}} {{Location map marker|Slovenia|label=Nova Gorica|lat=45.95|long=13.63|background=white}} {{Loctiona map marker|Slovenia|label=Maribor|lat=46.55|long=15.64}} {{Location map end|Slovenia}}
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