geography

Occurrence

optional, single

Attributes

Description

Inside <geography> the geographical position of a dive spot, or of a destination of a dive trip, is described.

The <geography> element stands inside <site>, or — when a dive trip is described — inside <trip>.

Parent Elements

<site>, <trippart>

Child Elements

<address>, <altitude>, <latitude>, <location>, <longitude>, <timezone>

See Also

<site>, <trip>

Examples

<site>
    <!-- here previous information about the dive spot -->
    <geography>
        <address>
            <country>Scotland</country>
            <province>Orkney</province>
        </address>
        <location>Scapa Flow</location>
        <!-- latitude: North > 0 / South < 0 -->
        <latitude>58.897222</latitude>
        <!-- longitude: East > 0 / West < 0 -->
        <longitude>-3.1519444</longitude>
        <altitude>0.0</altitude>
        <!-- Difference to UTC in hours -->
        <timezone>0.0</timezone>
    </geography>
    <!-- here more information about the dive spot -->
</site>