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How could a person lost at sea use the global positioning system to find out where he is?
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∙ 13y ago
It depends on whether the marine GPS the person is using has a map of the region the boat is in. If so, he can use the GPS to navigate to the nearest port. If not, he needs to use a paper map to locate the region with the coordinates the GPS is providing.
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