How should longitude 116°54.9'E be written...

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How should longitude 116°54.9'E be written when preparing an AMVER report?

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How should longitude 116°54.9'E be written when preparing an AMVER report?

🔍 Key Concepts

• AMVER position format used in standard reports • How degrees and minutes of longitude are rounded or truncated for reporting • Difference between whole degrees, tenths of a degree, and degrees + minutes

💭 Think About

• How do you normally convert a longitude like 116°54.9'E into the format used for position reports: do you keep minutes, convert to tenths of a degree, or round to the nearest degree? • If 54.9 minutes is very close to 60 minutes, what does that mean in terms of the whole degree of longitude? • Which choice best matches the idea of reporting longitude in degrees and whole minutes with hemisphere?

✅ Before You Answer

• Confirm whether AMVER wants longitude in degrees and minutes (DDMMH), not in decimal degrees. • Check how rounding of minutes is handled when the decimal part is .5 or greater. • Verify that your final choice preserves the correct hemisphere (E/W) and a plausible degree value given 116°54.9'E.