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How should a Six Figure Grid Reference be given?

Author: Calvin Jackson



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Before finding a six figure GR. you need to know how to find a four figure GR. A six figure GR. is used to pin point a particular location on a map, while the four figure GR. shows a specific area. To find a six figure GR. a. Find the four figures GR. b. Set the figures on a piece of paper with a space between the Eastings and Northings e.g. 34 _13 _ You then make imaginary Eastings & Nothings lines within the four-figure square, numbering them 0 – 10.


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Before finding a six figure GR. you need to know how to find a four figure GR.  A six figure GR. is used to pin point a particular location on a map, while the four figure GR. shows a specific area. To find a six figure GR. 

a.	Find the four figures GR.
b.	Set the figures on a piece of paper with a space between the Eastings and Northings e.g. 34 _13 _
You then make imaginary Eastings & Nothings lines within the four-figure square, numbering them 0 – 10.
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