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geocentric coordinate component comparison table |
Subject | has unit | is an instance of | has definition |
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height | length unit | length | Elevation above ground or distance upwards from a given level (especially sea level) to a fixed point. (See altitude.) |
terrestrial latitude | angle unit | angle | Angular distance on the Earth measured north or south of the equator along the meridian of a geographic location. |
terrestrial longitude | angle unit | angle | Angular distance measured along the Earth's equator from the Greenwich meridian to the meridian of a geographic location. |
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