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A diagram of a typical nautical sextant, a tool used in celestial navigation to measure the angle between two objects viewed by means of its optical sight. Celestial navigation, also known as astronavigation, is the practice of position fixing using stars and other celestial bodies that enables a navigator to accurately determine their actual current physical position in space or on the ...
The history of longitude describes the centuries-long effort by astronomers, cartographers and navigators to discover a means of determining the longitude of any given place on Earth. The measurement of longitude is important to both cartography and navigation. In particular, for safe ocean navigation, knowledge of both latitude and longitude ...
Module:Location map/data/USA Washington, D.C. is a location map definition used to overlay markers and labels on an equirectangular projection map of Washington, D.C.. The markers are placed by latitude and longitude coordinates on the default map or a similar map image.
An alternative map image, usually a relief map, which can be displayed via the relief or AlternativeMap parameters; top = 31.2 Latitude at top edge of map, in decimal degrees; bottom = 24.3 Latitude at bottom edge of map, in decimal degrees; left = -87.85 Longitude at left edge of map, in decimal degrees; right = -79.8
Module:Location map/data/Indonesia Jakarta is a location map definition used to overlay markers and labels on an equirectangular projection map of Jakarta. The markers are placed by latitude and longitude coordinates on the default map or a similar map image.
Location map of Kyushu. / 32.515; 130.55. Module:Location map/data/Japan Kyushu is a location map definition used to overlay markers and labels on an equirectangular projection map of Kyushu. The markers are placed by latitude and longitude coordinates on the default map or a similar map image.
Module:Location map/data/Germany Munich is a location map definition used to overlay markers and labels on an equirectangular projection map of Munich. The markers are placed by latitude and longitude coordinates on the default map or a similar map image.
Module:Location map/data/United States Boston is a location map definition used to overlay markers and labels on an equirectangular projection map of Boston. The markers are placed by latitude and longitude coordinates on the default map or a similar map image.