File:Canada geopolitical map trim.jpg

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Map of Canada, showing largest cities, lakes and province names.

This map has locator code "CanadaGeo" for use in map-locator templates, such as English Wiki Template:Location_map_CanadaGeo & Template:Location_map_polarx (which skews northern coordinates for multiple map markers/labels on a polar map).

The latitude/longitude coordinates are not equirectangular, but rather, in polar projection, narrowing at the north, with longitudes about 84% closer together at the top. The use of the narrowing longitudes provides more accurate mapping of area and distance than with rectangular coordinates.

The original map image was public domain; the following modifications have been made to the original:

  • shaded province Nunavut in gray (had been watery blue);
  • trimmed edges & modified the location of some names;
  • see the original map for the unchanged version which is also Public Domain.
  • feel free to change around more if you think something is essential to have in the image.
Date 5-November-2007 (revising map of 10-April-2006)
Source Derivative of map from User:E Pluribus Anthony geopolitical map (Wikimedia Commons): Image:Geopolitical map of Canada.png (enlarging labels, adding flag & coat-of-arms, magnifying 15%)
Author User:E Pluribus Anthony (trimmed by Wikid77, enlarging labels)
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This map has some variations:

  • Same map with blue Nunavut, without banner "CANADA" or coat-of-arms:
Image:Geopolitical map of Canada.png.

Licensing[edit]

Public domain I, the copyright holder of this work, release this work into the public domain. This applies worldwide.
In some countries this may not be legally possible; if so:
I grant anyone the right to use this work for any purpose, without any conditions, unless such conditions are required by law.

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This file is purposely maintained in JPEG format for speed compared with the related PNG maps. However, those PNG maps can be used as the "AlternativeMap" parameter when using locator maps. JPEG format is used to condense the details of the coat-of-arms image and coastlines.

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Date/TimeThumbnailDimensionsUserComment
current04:02, 29 June 2012Thumbnail for version as of 04:02, 29 June 20121,182 × 1,107 (200 KB)Wikid77 (talk | contribs)cropped to prior edges; +scale in miles
20:05, 19 April 2012Thumbnail for version as of 20:05, 19 April 20121,280 × 1,128 (314 KB)Zscout370 (talk | contribs)Removing the arms, since it is a Crown Copyright work.
13:25, 5 November 2007Thumbnail for version as of 13:25, 5 November 2007650 × 599 (90 KB)Wikid77 (talk | contribs)initial upload

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