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GEOGRAPHIC COORDINATES [1 record]

Record 1 2002-11-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Physical Geography (General)
  • Mathematical Geography
DEF

The quantities of latitude and longitude which define the position of a point on the surface of the earth with respect to the reference spheroid.

OBS

geographic coordinates: term and definition standardized by NATO.

Key term(s)
  • geographic co-ordinate
  • geographic coordinate
  • geographic co-ordinates
  • terrestrial coordinate
  • terrestrial co-ordinate
  • terrestrial co-ordinates

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géographie physique (Généralités)
  • Géographie mathématique
DEF

Quantités, en latitude et longitude, définissant la position d'un point à la surface de la terre, sur un ellipsoïde de référence.

OBS

coordonnées géographiques : terme et définition normalisés par l'OTAN.

Key term(s)
  • coordonnée géographique

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Geografía física (Generalidades)
  • Geografía matemática
DEF

Magnitudes de latitud y longitud que definen la posición de un punto en la superficie de la tierra con respecto al esferoide de referencia.

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