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Load GeoJSON

Use featureLayer.setGeoJSON to load features on your map.

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<meta charset=utf-8 />
<title>Load GeoJSON</title>
<meta name='viewport' content='initial-scale=1,maximum-scale=1,user-scalable=no' />
<script src='https://api.mapbox.com/mapbox.js/v3.3.1/mapbox.js'></script>
<link href='https://api.mapbox.com/mapbox.js/v3.3.1/mapbox.css' rel='stylesheet' />
<style>
  body { margin:0; padding:0; }
  #map { position:absolute; top:0; bottom:0; width:100%; }
</style>
</head>
<body>
<div id='map'></div>
<script>
L.mapbox.accessToken = '<your access token here>';
var geojson = {
  type: 'FeatureCollection',
  features: [
    {
      "type": "Feature",
      "geometry": {
        "type": "Point",
        "coordinates": [-77.03238901390978,38.913188059745586]
      },
      "properties": {
        "title": "Mapbox DC",
        "description": "1714 14th St NW, Washington DC",
        "marker-color": "#fc4353",
        "marker-size": "large",
        "marker-symbol": "monument"
      }
    },
    {
      "type": "Feature",
      "geometry": {
        "type": "Point",
        "coordinates": [-122.414, 37.776]
      },
      "properties": {
        "title": "Mapbox SF",
        "description": "155 9th St, San Francisco",
        "marker-color": "#fc4353",
        "marker-size": "large",
        "marker-symbol": "harbor"
      }
    }
  ]
};

L.mapbox.map('map')
  .setView([37.8, -96], 4)
  .addLayer(L.mapbox.styleLayer('mapbox://styles/mapbox/streets-v11'))
  .featureLayer.setGeoJSON(geojson);
</script>
</body>
</html>
to create your own custom map and use it in this example.
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