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A) Identify the errors that have been made in each of the following notations


1) 90°69’23”N Latitude, 177°03’00”E Longitude


2) 5°08’31”S Latitude, 191°31’04”W Longitude


3) 21°43’49”E Latitude, 103°42’51”W Longitude

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Answer:

  1. Latitude cannot exceed 90° N or S. Minutes cannot exceed 60.
  2. Longitude cannot exceed 180° E or W.
  3. Latitude is measured N or S, will not be E.

Explanation:

Latitude is measured North or South from the equator, and will have a range of 0 to 90°. Longitude is measured East or West from the prime meridian, and will have a range of 0 to 180°.

Additionally, the number of minutes in a degree is 60, as is the number of seconds in a minute.

1. latitude exceeds 90°; minutes exceed 60.

2. longitude exceeds 180°

3. latitude is shown as E, but cannot be.

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