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[crabbsaline]

I have a question concerning British scientific notation, in relation to longitude and latitude coordinates. And, in particular, the interpunct. Take, for instance, the following:



Should the first notation be read as "41 degress, 27 minutes North by 8 degrees, 47 point 7 minutes West"? Or should it be "41 degress, 27 minutes North by 8 degrees, 47 minutes 7 seconds West"? What is most confusing is that the minutes symbol (') is preceding the interpunct.

I appreciate any help you can provide in this.

And in case you might be curious, I'm looking for the coordinates of OPD's pelamis project. I found the pdf from a google search for wave farms.

Any information concerning how to read this is appreciated.

[Guest_DonPMitchell_*]

Should the first notation be read as "41 degress, 27 minutes North by 8 degrees, 47 point 7 minutes West"? Or should it be "41 degress, 27 minutes North by 8 degrees, 47 minutes 7 seconds West"? What is most confusing is that the minutes symbol (') is preceding the interpunct.

Many Russian and European papers do something like this, placing the degree symbol or the primes just before or above the decimal point. The first meaning is indicated, it is a fraction, not minutes and seconds.