How to define lat/long coordinates for location?

[Agustin Lobo]

I woold use 

    -10.000

-100.000     -60.000
  
    -60.000

A g.region -p once this region is set would state:

zone:       0
north:      10S
south:      60S
west:       100W
east:       60W

Agus



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On Wed, 20 Oct 1999, Markus Neteler wrote:

> Hi there!
> 
> Today I need to know how to define lat/long coordinates
> in southern hemisphere... Could you help me?
> 
> The coordinates are
>      10 southern latitude  to 60 southern latitude
>      100 western longitude to 60 western longitude
> 
> 
> 
> This one?
> 
>          -10:mm:ssN
>  
>  -100:mm:ssW       60:mm:ssW
>  
>          -60:mm:ssN
> 
> 
> Or this one?
>  
>          10:mm:ssS
>  
>  -100:mm:ssE       -60:mm:ssE
>  
>          60:mm:ssS
> 
> 
> Or this one?
> 
>          -10:mm:ssS
>  
>  -100:mm:ssW       -60:mm:ssW
>  
>          -60:mm:ssS
> 
>  
> Help would be very welcome... The programmers tutorial is not
> very clear here.
> 
> Thanks 
> 
>   Markus
>