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How to read the map!

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Chart Positions

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Chart Positions

Charts represent specific parts of the world, and we need to be able to reference any position on them. We do this using latitude & longitude, enabling us to pick out any location accurately. Learn how latitude and longitude work and how to use them to locate anywhere on earth.

Learn how latitude & longitude work, how to find any position on earth and how to use a Portland Course Plotter to mark and measure positions on a chart.

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