latitude and longitude

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The globe had been cut in half while he worked on it, and he held his breath as he put the two sides together—praying that the countries, latitude and longitude lines would match.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 9, 2025

Using this data, researchers applied the kriging method, a well-known statistical technique, to make predictions of soil-bearing layer thickness and depth based on geographic coordinates such as latitude and longitude.

From Science Daily • May 30, 2024

But it is “rarely an issue,” he said, because 911 calls show the latitude and longitude of the caller, and dispatchers use Rapid Deploy, which pings cellphone locations.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 22, 2024

The exact figure depends on other factors, such as the latitude and longitude of the observer, the time of day, and so on.

From Scientific American • Sep. 29, 2023

Or one could specify that a point was at a certain latitude and longitude and a certain height above sea level.

From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking