place {globe} | R Documentation |
This function gives the locations of selected places on Earth.
place(placename)
placename |
Character string giving the name of a place. |
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.
A list(lon,lat)
giving the longitude
and latitude in degrees.
General knowledge.
place("aarhus")