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


    

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# setup Lambert Conformal basemap.
# set resolution=None to skip processing of boundary datasets.
m = Basemap(width=12000000,height=9000000,projection='lcc',
            resolution=None,lat_1=45.,lat_2=55,lat_0=50,lon_0=-107.)
# draw a land-sea mask for a map background.
# lakes=True means plot inland lakes with ocean color.
m.drawlsmask(land_color='coral',ocean_color='aqua',lakes=True)
plt.show()


    

    




/Users/peacenick36/anaconda/lib/python2.7/site-packages/mpl_toolkits/basemap/__init__.py:3296: MatplotlibDeprecationWarning: The ishold function was deprecated in version 2.0.
  b = ax.ishold()
/Users/peacenick36/anaconda/lib/python2.7/site-packages/mpl_toolkits/basemap/__init__.py:3305: MatplotlibDeprecationWarning: axes.hold is deprecated.
    See the API Changes document (http://matplotlib.org/api/api_changes.html)
    for more details.
  ax.hold(b)






    

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# setup Lambert Conformal basemap.
# set resolution=None to skip processing of boundary datasets.
m = Basemap(width=12000000,height=9000000,projection='lcc',
            resolution=None,lat_1=45.,lat_2=55,lat_0=50,lon_0=-107.)
m.bluemarble()
plt.show()


    

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m = Basemap(projection = 'merc')


    

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m.drawcountries()
plt.show()


    

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