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...in 1795 to solve the problem of determining position on sea - mainly the [[longitude|longitudinal]] coordinate, since [[latitude]] is easily determined from the

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...they are part of broader navigational systems that relate to latitude and longitude; those relationships are lost with km unless one also changes the angular m

Tasmania is located at latitude 40° South, longitude 144° East, right in the pathway of the notorious "Roaring Forties" wind th

...rn Siberia some 8° south of the Arctic Circle,<ref>Latitude: 58°&nbsp;12'; Longitude: 68°&nbsp;15'.</ref> southeast of Moscow (2385 km 1482 mi, by train), sou

...ted between 260 22” and 300 27” north latitude and 800 4” and 880 12” east longitude. Shaped almost like a rectangle, it borders with People’s Republi

...id summers. The climate varied to semi-arid steppe and arid desert west of longitude 96 degrees west. The subtropical climate made winters mild but allowed infe

...ork]], on the [[Cape York Peninsula]], [[Queensland]], latitude 10º41'21"S longitude 142º31'50"E) to its most southerly point in Tasmania ([[South East Cape]],

...]] ("Middle Bay" or "Meridian Bay"), was chosen for the definition of 0.0° longitude to coincide with the originally selected line.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ww

Regiomantus developed a method of determining longitude at sea from the position of the Moon which he published in his work, ''Ephe