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# init(coordinate:)

Creates and returns a placemark object using the specified coordinate.

```
init(coordinate: CLLocationCoordinate2D)
```

## Parameters

`coordinate`

The geographic coordinate to associate with the placemark.

## Return Value

An initialized [`MKPlacemark`](/documentation/MapKit/MKPlacemark) object.

## Discussion

This method doesn’t fill in any of the other inherited properties describing the location.

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