In the coastal coordinate data, the letter 'E' indicates which hemisphere?

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In the coastal coordinate data, the letter 'E' indicates which hemisphere?

In coastal coordinate data, longitudes are marked with E or W to show which half of the globe they’re in relative to the Prime Meridian. The letter E stands for East longitude, meaning the location lies in the eastern hemisphere (0° to 180° East). Latitude, on the other hand, uses N or S to indicate north or south of the equator. So E is the indicator for the eastern hemisphere, not North, South, or West.

In coastal coordinate data, longitudes are marked with E or W to show which half of the globe they’re in relative to the Prime Meridian. The letter E stands for East longitude, meaning the location lies in the eastern hemisphere (0° to 180° East). Latitude, on the other hand, uses N or S to indicate north or south of the equator. So E is the indicator for the eastern hemisphere, not North, South, or West.

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