How to connect lines on Mapbox across the Pacific ocean?

[james24]

Hello, I’m trying to use python for plotting lines on Mapbox by following example on https://plotly.com/python/lines-on-mapbox/

I used the same code as shown on the example. However, when I tried to create lines from New Zealand to Chile and then back to Australia, the lines wasn’t created across the Pacific ocean.

How can I solve the problem?
Thanks in advance.

import plotly.graph_objects as go

fig = go.Figure(go.Scattermapbox(mode = "markers+lines",  #Wellington >> Canberra >> Sydney
                                 lon = [174, 149, 151], 
                                 lat = [-41, -35, -30], 
                                 marker = {'size': 10}))

fig.add_trace(go.Scattermapbox(mode = "markers+lines",    #Wellington >> Chile >> Sydney
                               lon = [174, -70, 151], 
                               lat = [-41, -33, -30], 
                               marker = {'size': 10}))

fig.update_layout(margin ={'l':0,'t':0,'b':0,'r':0},
                  mapbox = {'center': {'lon': 10, 'lat': 10},
                            'style': "stamen-terrain",
                            'center': {'lon': -20, 'lat': -20},
                            'zoom': 1})
fig.show()