place {globe} | R Documentation |
Locations of Some Places on Earth
Description
This function gives the locations of selected places on Earth.
Usage
place(placename)
Arguments
placename |
Character string giving the name of a place. |
Details
aarhus
and aalborg
are cities in Denmark;
madrid
is the capital of Spain;
perth
is the capital of Western Australia;
curtin
is the location of Curtin University, Western Australia;
titanic
is the location of the wreck of
the Titanic;
casey
and mawson
are bases in the Australian Antarctic
Territory;
newyorkcity
, pyongyang
, everest
, kilimanjaro
,
northpole
and southpole
are self explanatory.
Value
A list(lon,lat)
giving the longitude
and latitude in degrees.
Source
General knowledge.
Examples
place("aarhus")
[Package globe version 1.2-0 Index]