import numpy as np lat, lon = np.loadtxt('swc_bc_coords.csv', delimiter=',', unpack=True) lat %matplotlib inline from matplotlib import pyplot pyplot.plot(lon, lat, 'o') from mpl_toolkits.basemap import Basemap basemap_graph = Basemap(projection='robin', lat_0=0.0, lon_0=0.0) pyplot.figure(figsize=(12,12)) basemap_graph.drawcoastlines() basemap_graph.drawcountries() basemap_graph.fillcontinents() basemap_graph.drawmeridians(np.arange(-180,180,20)) basemap_graph.drawparallels(np.arange(-90,90,20)) x, y = basemap_graph(lon, lat) basemap_graph.plot(x, y, 'o', markersize=4, color='red')