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Coordinates

Coordinates for latitude can be entered in three ways, as (1) degrees, minutes, and seconds, (2) degrees and decimal minutes, or (3) decimal degrees.

To enter coordinates as degrees, minutes, and seconds, just fill in the corresponding fields

To enter coordinates as degrees and decimal minutes, just enter the degrees as normal, then enter the minutes and any fractional minutes (32.34226, for example) in the minutes field. Be sure to leave the seconds field blank or enter a zero.

To enter coordinates as decimal degrees, enter the degrees and any fractional degrees (45.78665, for example) in the degrees field. Leave the minutes and seconds fields blank or enter zeroes into them.

Enter only numbers in the fields - no degrees (°), minutes ('), or seconds (") symbols.

Use the pull-down menus to specify northern or southern hemisphere, and western or eastern hemisphere.