SUUNTO AMBIT User Manual

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You can select the format from the following grids:
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latitude/longitude is the most commonly used grid and has three different
formats:
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WGS84 Hd.d°

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WGS84 Hd°m.m'

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WGS84 Hd°m's.s

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UTM (Universal Transverse Mercator) gives a two-dimensional horizontal
position presentation.

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MGRS (Military Grid Reference System) is an extension of UTM and consists
of a grid zone designator, 100,000-meter square identifier and a numerical
location.

Suunto Ambit also supports the following local grids:
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British (BNG)

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Finnish (ETRS-TM35FIN)

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Finnish (KKJ)

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Irish (IG)

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Swedish (RT90)

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Swiss (CH1903)

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UTM NAD27 Alaska

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UTM NAD27 Conus

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UTM NAD83

NOTE: Some grids cannot be used in the areas north of 84°N and south of 80°S,

or outside the countries that they are intended for.