GeoVariant
GeoVariant[obj,qual]
represents a geographic object obj with qualifier qual.
Details

- The geographic object obj can be an Entity object, an EntityClass object, or a string representing an entity type such as "Country".
- Possible qualifiers include:
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Automatic region returned when no GeoVariant is specified "AllAreas" all legal territories (e.g. US including e.g. Guam) "Center" center "DefaultMapArea" area used for standard maps "PrincipalArea" main territories "SimplifiedArea" low-resolution schematic region - Geo variants can be used for countries, oceans, cities, and other objects.
- Unlike GeoGroup, which combines multiple entities, GeoVariant allows specification of a particular variant of a single entity.
Examples
open allclose allBasic Examples (3)
Show the default geo variant for the US:
Obtain the same result using EntityValue:
Scope (6)
"DefaultMapArea" (1)
The geo variant "DefaultMapArea" denotes the default choice of polygons in GeoGraphics:
Wolfram Research (2014), GeoVariant, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/GeoVariant.html.
Text
Wolfram Research (2014), GeoVariant, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/GeoVariant.html.
CMS
Wolfram Language. 2014. "GeoVariant." Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Wolfram Research. https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/GeoVariant.html.
APA
Wolfram Language. (2014). GeoVariant. Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Retrieved from https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/GeoVariant.html