Yes, it does in the absence of a 'W'.

Andy

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From: az-geocaching-admin@listserv.azgeocaching.com [mailto:az-geocaching-admin@listserv.azgeocaching.com]On Behalf Of Andrew Weissman, Psy.D.
Sent: Wednesday, May 28, 2003 9:46 PM
To: listserv@azgeocaching.com
Subject: [Az-Geocaching] Longitude question

Hi All,

I have been doing some reading on longitude and latitude and how to calculate distances. I came across a Longitude of -111.xxxx. The question is: does the Minus sign before the 111 mean West?

Thanks

Andrew

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