How to Add Wikipedia Articles to Google Earth

Step-by-Step Guide

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   Step 1: Find an article you wish to see placed in Google Earth.

   “LONG” is the decimal longitude. "title" is the name of the article.
   
   Example: {{coord|42.599494|-72.738744|display=title}} ,, You should see a globe picture, and the coordinates following. , That should take you to a “Map sources/GeoHack” page. , That should open the Google Maps page, displaying the correct coordinates of your article. , This should bring you back to the preview page on Wikipedia. , This should leave the code with “{{coord|42.599494|-72.738744|display=title}}” ,
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   Step 2: Click “Edit this page” at the top of the page.

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   Step 3: At the bottom of the article

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   Step 4: paste this text in: “{{coord|LAT|LONG|display=title}}" “LAT” is the decimal latitude.

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   Step 5: Check to make sure that the coordinates point to the desired location of the article by copying and pasting the code

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   Step 6: and then deleting “|display=title” Example: {{coord|42.599494|-72.738744}}

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   Step 7: Click “Show Preview”.

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   Step 8: Click on the coordinates link.

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   Step 9: Click on “Hybrid” from Google Maps.

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    Step 10: If the coordinates point to the correct location

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    Step 11: press the back button in your browser twice.

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    Step 12: Delete the “{{coord|42.599494|-72.738744}}”.

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    Step 13: Click “Save page”.

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