geographical coordinates

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geographical
adjective
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/ˌdʒi.əˈɡræf.ɪ.kəl/us
/ˌdʒi.əˈɡræf.ɪ.kəl/
relating to geography, or to the geography of a particular area ...
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coordinate
noun
uk
/kəʊˈɔː.dɪ.nət/us
/koʊˈɔːr.dən.ət/
one of a pair of numbers and/or letters that show the exact position of a point on a map ...
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(Definition ofgeographicalandcoordinatefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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In ageographicalcoordinatesystem positions are measured in latitude, longitude and height or altitude.
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However, moderngeographicalcoordinatesystems are quite complex, and the positions implied by these simple formulae may be wrong by several kilometers.
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The operator sent the path description giving the list of geographical coordinates (geographical altitude and attitude of each target point).
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The geographical coordinates of each district county's centroid (latitude, longitude) were also included in the analysis to take into account a potential geographical gradient.
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Values of these three characteristics were assigned to each sample property, based on the geographical coordinates of the property's reported center point.
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Before systematic sampling of bats began, each forest island was visited several times to assess the general state of conservation of the forest vegetation and to confirm their geographical coordinates.
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The matrix of geographical distance between populations was calculated by measuring the shortest distance between two points in the map, using geographical coordinates for each site.
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The formulae in this article calculate distances between points which are defined by geographical coordinates in terms of latitude and longitude.
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Each route is defined by a number of geographical coordinates and their respective navaid fixes.
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He made important contributions to the field of cartography, where he was among the first to use geographical coordinates.
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The city's geographical coordinates are, and its altitude is 390m.
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They conducted an inventory of, and more precise identification of geographical coordinates of many control points on these sea maps.
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The geographical coordinates are 20 41 '0 north, 86 39 '0 east.
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Its geographical coordinates are latitude 4.34139 and longitude 6.64611.
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It is located within the geographical coordinates of 10 degrees and 50 mins.
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It is bound within geographical coordinates of and at an elevation of 635 m.
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The software includes a powerful graphical user interface with geographical coordinates, an object-oriented database and explicit representation of scenarios.
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The islands are listed below, with the geographical coordinates of the largest islands given.
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The position of the real world object is typically given in geographical coordinates (latitude, longitude and height above the earth surface).
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The town is located at the geographical coordinates of.
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