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%matplotlib inline

# Demo, to learn more: http://introtopython.org/visualization_earthquakes.html#Making-a-simple-map

from mpl_toolkits.basemap import Basemap
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt

map = Basemap(projection='robin', lat_0=-30, lon_0=100, resolution='l', area_thresh=1000.0)
 
map.drawcoastlines()
map.drawcountries()
map.fillcontinents(color='coral')

# Sydney, Australia
lon =  151.216666667
lat = -33.8830555556
x,y = map(lon, lat)
map.plot(x, y, 'bo', markersize=12)

 
plt.show()


    

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