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Find the coordinates (generally latitude and longitude) of the geographic location you want to link; Select the template with the appropriate scale for the map to zoom into; Add the coordinates to the template using the template's format; Place the template reference into the article; Suggestions for accomplishing each step are below.
Template:Location map; Template:Location map many; Template:Location map+; Template:Location map~ Maps can be searched for at Commons:Category:Location maps by country. Icons can be found at Commons:Category:Map icons. These tricks are sometimes useful: Comment: <!--comment-->
The term "United States," when used in the geographic sense, refers to the contiguous United States (sometimes referred to as the Lower 48, including the District of Columbia not as a state), Alaska, Hawaii, the five insular territories of Puerto Rico, Northern Mariana Islands, U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and minor outlying possessions. [1]
[[Category:Location map templates]] to the <includeonly> section at the bottom of that page. Otherwise, add <noinclude>[[Category:Location map templates]]</noinclude> to the end of the template code, making sure it starts on the same line as the code's last character.
This template places one or more location marks on a map. Template parameters [Edit template data] Parameter Description Type Status Map name 1 The name of the map to be used String required Map width width Determines the width of the map in pixels, overriding any default values. Do not include "px", for example: "300", not "300px". Number optional Default width default_width Determines the ...
Template intended to simplify adding a standardized and formatted caption below a map indicating the location of something (e.g. a country), possibly referring to the map's main region and optionally also to a shown subregion. Original use within infoboxes (e.g. see articles on European countries). For a complete set of elements of reasonable ...
Image:Blank US Map with borders.svg, a blank states maps with borders. Image:BlankMap-USA.png, a map with no borders and states separated by transparency. Image:US map - geographic.png, a geographical map. On Wikimedia Commons, a free online media resource: commons:Category:Maps of the United States, the category for all maps with subcategories.
For a smaller map, use |width=550px or any pixel value less than 700. By default, the map is center aligned. To float the map to the right on the page, use |align=right. To float the map to the left on the page, use |align=left. For no alignment use |align=none. To add a caption, wrap this map inside of {{image frame