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English: Illustration of the Ordnance Survey National Grid coordinate system, with Royal Observatory Greenwich as an example. Squares with two-letter codes in bold have significant land in Great Britain. The background map is from http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:British_National_Grid.svg while the latitude and longitude grid is based on an illustration in "A guide to GNSS": http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/grace/documents/resources/glossariestutorials/globalnavigationsatellitesystems.pdf by the University of Nottingham GNSS Research Applications Centre of Excellence.
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Northwestern Europe on OSGB 1936 Datum.svg
Author cmglee, Strebe, MansLaughter, Alexrk2 from naturalearthdata, Pethrus and nandhp

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current01:15, 8 August 2020Thumbnail for version as of 01:15, 8 August 2020512 × 512 (188 KB)CmgleeUse Royal Observatory Greenwich to be able to show the Thames.
00:01, 20 January 2016Thumbnail for version as of 00:01, 20 January 2016512 × 512 (187 KB)CmgleeMake Trafalgar Square's square more obvious and simplify Strebe's outline.
23:12, 25 February 2015Thumbnail for version as of 23:12, 25 February 2015512 × 512 (363 KB)CmgleeAdd European map outline derived from http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Northwestern_Europe_on_OSGB_1936_Datum.svg by Strebe.
21:28, 11 September 2014Thumbnail for version as of 21:28, 11 September 2014512 × 512 (73 KB)CmgleeAdd "Squares with two-letter codes in bold have significant land in Great Britain."
21:05, 11 September 2014Thumbnail for version as of 21:05, 11 September 2014512 × 512 (72 KB)CmgleeUse a square for Trafalgar Square.
18:48, 11 September 2014Thumbnail for version as of 18:48, 11 September 2014512 × 512 (72 KB)CmgleeFit text.
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