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A graticule is a network of geographic lines. We use it to refer to the rectangular zones between the latitude and longitude lines, each 1°×1° in size (about 60 miles north to south and a bit narrower east-to-west). Graticules are numbered based on their southwestern (SW) ordinate. | A graticule is a network of geographic lines. We use it to refer to the rectangular zones between the latitude and longitude lines, each 1°×1° in size (about 60 miles north to south and a bit narrower east-to-west). Graticules are numbered based on their southwestern (SW) ordinate. | ||
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This article is a stub. You can help by expanding it. A graticule is a network of geographic lines. We use it to refer to the rectangular zones between the latitude and longitude lines, each 1°×1° in size (about 60 miles north to south and a bit narrower east-to-west). Graticules are numbered based on their southwestern (SW) ordinate.