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Global Map#
An example of a simple map that compares Geodetic and Plate Carree lines between two locations.
![global map](../../_images/sphx_glr_global_map_001.png)
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
import cartopy.crs as ccrs
def main():
fig = plt.figure(figsize=(10, 5))
ax = fig.add_subplot(1, 1, 1, projection=ccrs.Robinson())
# make the map global rather than have it zoom in to
# the extents of any plotted data
ax.set_global()
ax.stock_img()
ax.coastlines()
ax.plot(-0.08, 51.53, 'o', transform=ccrs.PlateCarree())
ax.plot([-0.08, 132], [51.53, 43.17], transform=ccrs.PlateCarree())
ax.plot([-0.08, 132], [51.53, 43.17], transform=ccrs.Geodetic())
plt.show()
if __name__ == '__main__':
main()
Total running time of the script: ( 0 minutes 2.409 seconds)