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		By: Thein Win		</title>
		<link>https://gisgeography.com/latitude-longitude-coordinates/#comment-397679</link>

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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jun 2025 17:06:29 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://gisgeography.com/latitude-longitude-coordinates/#comment-348297&quot;&gt;John Doe&lt;/a&gt;.

your coordinate is UTM projection (NE) so Value of 429433.02 N is metre distance from Equator to North and 1455456.46E is from left side of Zone boundary(no Zone number ).Because the value of 1455456.46E can be any zone for same latitude. You should see about UTM projection]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://gisgeography.com/latitude-longitude-coordinates/#comment-348297">John Doe</a>.</p>
<p>your coordinate is UTM projection (NE) so Value of 429433.02 N is metre distance from Equator to North and 1455456.46E is from left side of Zone boundary(no Zone number ).Because the value of 1455456.46E can be any zone for same latitude. You should see about UTM projection</p>
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		By: Thein Win		</title>
		<link>https://gisgeography.com/latitude-longitude-coordinates/#comment-397675</link>

		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Thein Win]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jun 2025 16:39:28 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://gisgeography.com/latitude-longitude-coordinates/#comment-292309&quot;&gt;GISGeography&lt;/a&gt;.

Right you say! that&#039;s mean value of Latitude is along the Longitude or Meridian line and value of Longitude is along the Latitude or Parallel because of Lat and Long are perpendicular each other ok!]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://gisgeography.com/latitude-longitude-coordinates/#comment-292309">GISGeography</a>.</p>
<p>Right you say! that&#8217;s mean value of Latitude is along the Longitude or Meridian line and value of Longitude is along the Latitude or Parallel because of Lat and Long are perpendicular each other ok!</p>
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		By: Jem Anderson		</title>
		<link>https://gisgeography.com/latitude-longitude-coordinates/#comment-368074</link>

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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Feb 2025 17:51:37 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://gisgeography.com/latitude-longitude-coordinates/#comment-276880&quot;&gt;Zak&lt;/a&gt;.

In our model of the earth, we have 180 degrees of latitude (measuring north-south, typically written with the equator as &quot;zero&quot;) and 360 degrees of longitude (measuring east-west, with the &quot;zero&quot; line running north/south through Greenwich, England). In practice, given the circumference of the earth, that means each degree is about 60 nautical miles (which are about 15% larger than the statute miles used for the odometer of your car) at the equator. Each degree is divided into 60 minutes (so each minute is about 1 nautical mile at the equator) and each minute is divided into 60 seconds. This division allows us to state locations pretty exactly (a second is only about 100 feet at the equator).

Note that I keep writing, &quot;at the equator&quot;. Because we are modeling a three-dimensional, nearly spherical earth in two dimensions, the longitude lines actually converge as we approach the poles (think about drawing our geographic grid on one of those Spaldeen balls kids use for kickball). The north-south distances remain 1 nautical mile for each minute, but the east-west distances get much smaller as we go north (and south) away from the equator. Using the degrees/minutes/seconds notation allows us to ignore the fact that the distances between the longitude lines get much smaller (we can calculate the distances if we need to, but we can keep the directions consistent so that south is always south, even when the longitude lines get really close together near the poles)]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://gisgeography.com/latitude-longitude-coordinates/#comment-276880">Zak</a>.</p>
<p>In our model of the earth, we have 180 degrees of latitude (measuring north-south, typically written with the equator as &#8220;zero&#8221;) and 360 degrees of longitude (measuring east-west, with the &#8220;zero&#8221; line running north/south through Greenwich, England). In practice, given the circumference of the earth, that means each degree is about 60 nautical miles (which are about 15% larger than the statute miles used for the odometer of your car) at the equator. Each degree is divided into 60 minutes (so each minute is about 1 nautical mile at the equator) and each minute is divided into 60 seconds. This division allows us to state locations pretty exactly (a second is only about 100 feet at the equator).</p>
<p>Note that I keep writing, &#8220;at the equator&#8221;. Because we are modeling a three-dimensional, nearly spherical earth in two dimensions, the longitude lines actually converge as we approach the poles (think about drawing our geographic grid on one of those Spaldeen balls kids use for kickball). The north-south distances remain 1 nautical mile for each minute, but the east-west distances get much smaller as we go north (and south) away from the equator. Using the degrees/minutes/seconds notation allows us to ignore the fact that the distances between the longitude lines get much smaller (we can calculate the distances if we need to, but we can keep the directions consistent so that south is always south, even when the longitude lines get really close together near the poles)</p>
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		By: Darkallymyster		</title>
		<link>https://gisgeography.com/latitude-longitude-coordinates/#comment-351198</link>

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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Oct 2024 20:14:46 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Can someone explain the min and sec]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Can someone explain the min and sec</p>
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		By: Darkallymyster		</title>
		<link>https://gisgeography.com/latitude-longitude-coordinates/#comment-351171</link>

		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Darkallymyster]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Oct 2024 15:09:55 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://gisgeography.com/latitude-longitude-coordinates/#comment-97305&quot;&gt;Monika Backlund&lt;/a&gt;.

if this is a real problem then just get another carpenter]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://gisgeography.com/latitude-longitude-coordinates/#comment-97305">Monika Backlund</a>.</p>
<p>if this is a real problem then just get another carpenter</p>
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		By: GISGeography		</title>
		<link>https://gisgeography.com/latitude-longitude-coordinates/#comment-348760</link>

		<dc:creator><![CDATA[GISGeography]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Sep 2024 10:58:51 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://gisgeography.com/latitude-longitude-coordinates/#comment-348297&quot;&gt;John Doe&lt;/a&gt;.

These are UTM coordinates as northings and eastings, aren&#039;t they?]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://gisgeography.com/latitude-longitude-coordinates/#comment-348297">John Doe</a>.</p>
<p>These are UTM coordinates as northings and eastings, aren&#8217;t they?</p>
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		By: John Doe		</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Sep 2024 23:19:04 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[At the beginning you states:
“Latitude lines run east-west”
“But longitude lines run north-south.”I have a similar question from Maryland. I have a plot plan that contains reference N: 429,433.02 and E: 1,455,456.46. This is an IPF location. Any suggestions?]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>At the beginning you states:<br />
“Latitude lines run east-west”<br />
“But longitude lines run north-south.”I have a similar question from Maryland. I have a plot plan that contains reference N: 429,433.02 and E: 1,455,456.46. This is an IPF location. Any suggestions?</p>
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		By: Darkallymyster		</title>
		<link>https://gisgeography.com/latitude-longitude-coordinates/#comment-347859</link>

		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Darkallymyster]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Sep 2024 20:12:01 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Please explain this to a 6 year old]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Please explain this to a 6 year old</p>
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		By: GISGeography		</title>
		<link>https://gisgeography.com/latitude-longitude-coordinates/#comment-306117</link>

		<dc:creator><![CDATA[GISGeography]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Oct 2023 11:02:15 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://gisgeography.com/latitude-longitude-coordinates/#comment-305982&quot;&gt;Fab&lt;/a&gt;.

It&#039;s true actually - lines of latitude do run east-west. But they measure north-south.

I&#039;ve updated the article to clarify that concept. Thanks!]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://gisgeography.com/latitude-longitude-coordinates/#comment-305982">Fab</a>.</p>
<p>It&#8217;s true actually &#8211; lines of latitude do run east-west. But they measure north-south.</p>
<p>I&#8217;ve updated the article to clarify that concept. Thanks!</p>
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		By: Willy		</title>
		<link>https://gisgeography.com/latitude-longitude-coordinates/#comment-306032</link>

		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Willy]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Oct 2023 11:53:58 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[You say:&quot;Together, these lines provide a reference for latitude and longitude that always zig-zag into each other. This geographic grid gives unique latitude and longitude for every position on Earth.&quot;

the zig-zag is not the only way ton explain the locations, many locations go straight away up or down...]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>You say:&#8221;Together, these lines provide a reference for latitude and longitude that always zig-zag into each other. This geographic grid gives unique latitude and longitude for every position on Earth.&#8221;</p>
<p>the zig-zag is not the only way ton explain the locations, many locations go straight away up or down&#8230;</p>
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