from mpl_toolkits.basemap import Basemap import matplotlib.pyplot as plt import numpy as np # setup Lambert Conformal basemap. m = Basemap(width=12000000,height=9000000,projection='lcc', resolution='c',lat_1=45.,lat_2=55,lat_0=50,lon_0=-107.) # draw coastlines. m.drawcoastlines() # draw a boundary around the map, fill the background. # this background will end up being the ocean color, since # the continents will be drawn on top. m.drawmapboundary(fill_color='aqua') # fill continents, set lake color same as ocean color. m.fillcontinents(color='coral',lake_color='aqua') # draw parallels and meridians. # label parallels on right and top # meridians on bottom and left parallels = np.arange(0.,81,10.) # labels = [left,right,top,bottom] m.drawparallels(parallels,labels=[False,True,True,False]) meridians = np.arange(10.,351.,20.) m.drawmeridians(meridians,labels=[True,False,False,True]) plt.show()