world                 package:fields                 R Documentation

_P_l_o_t _o_f _t_h_e _w_o_r_l_d

_D_e_s_c_r_i_p_t_i_o_n:

     Plots quickly, medium resolution outlines of large land masses and
      bodies of water.

_U_s_a_g_e:

     world(ylim=c(-90, 90), xlim=c(-180, 180), add=F, ...)

_A_r_g_u_m_e_n_t_s:

    ylim: range of latitudes  

    xlim: range of longitudes  

     add: If true will add the world map to current plot  

     ...: These are graphical arguments that are passed to the lines
          function that  draws outline.   

_D_e_t_a_i_l_s:

     This function uses the FIELDS dataset world.dat for the
     coordinates.

_E_x_a_m_p_l_e_s:

     # Draw map in device color # 2 
     world( col=3) 

