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Coordinates

A set of numbers that describes location on or above the Earth. Coordinates are typically based on latitude and longitude lines of reference or a global or regional grid projection. Coordinate pairs (x,y) express horizontal distances along orthogonal axes (an easting and a northing in mapping terms), whilst a triplet (x,y,z) measures horizontal AND vertical distances.