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Sign on the Trans-Canada Highway near Winnipeg, marking the longitude centre of Canada. There is a sign on the Trans-Canada Highway at 96°48'35"W (slightly east of Winnipeg) proclaiming it the longitudinal centre of Canada; [1] in effect, the north-south line midway between the extreme points of Canada on the east and west, including islands (including Newfoundland since 1949).
Longitude at left edge of map, in decimal degrees; right = -96.935422 Longitude at right edge of map, in decimal degrees; Precision. Longitude: from West to East this map definition covers 0.4116 degrees. At an image width of 200 pixels, that is 0.0021 degrees per pixel. At an image width of 1000 pixels, that is 0.0004 degrees per pixel.
ISO 6709, Standard representation of geographic point location by coordinates, is the international standard for representation of latitude, longitude and altitude for geographic point locations. The first edition ( ISO 6709:1983) was developed by ISO/IEC JTC 1 /SC 32. Later the standard was transferred to ISO/TC211, Geographic information ...
Longitude by chronometer. Longitude by chronometer is a method, in navigation, of determining longitude using a marine chronometer, which was developed by John Harrison during the first half of the eighteenth century. It is an astronomical method of calculating the longitude at which a position line, drawn from a sight by sextant of any ...
Winnipeg ( / ˈwɪnɪpɛɡ / ⓘ) is the capital and largest city of the province of Manitoba in Canada. It is centred on the confluence of the Red and Assiniboine rivers, near the longitudinal centre of North America. As of 2021, Winnipeg had a city population of 749,607 and a metropolitan population of 834,678, making it Canada's sixth ...
Though the band now boasts 10 studio albums (11 with Greatest Hits) and has taken home eight Academy of Country Music awards, nine Country Music Association trophies and three Grammys, their rise ...
Longitude at left edge of map, in decimal degrees; right = -96.935422 Longitude at right edge of map, in decimal degrees; Precision. Longitude: from West to East this map definition covers 0.4116 degrees. At an image width of 200 pixels, that is 0.0021 degrees per pixel. At an image width of 1000 pixels, that is 0.0004 degrees per pixel.
Decimal degrees ( DD) is a notation for expressing latitude and longitude geographic coordinates as decimal fractions of a degree. DD are used in many geographic information systems (GIS), web mapping applications such as OpenStreetMap, and GPS devices. Decimal degrees are an alternative to using sexagesimal degrees (degrees, minutes, and ...