| 21. | Coordinates may also be given relative to the origin of the entire grid ( in the format easting, northing ).
|
| 22. | Iron Troop of Third Squadron had halted around the 67 Easting to control the limit of advance with its tank cannon.
|
| 23. | One always reads map coordinates from west to east first ( easting ), then from south to north ( northing ).
|
| 24. | In direct support of 2nd ACR, Colonel Garrett Bourne's 210th FA Brigade fired missions out to the 78 Easting.
|
| 25. | Also notice how the easting in this example is indicated with an E and likewise an N for the northing.
|
| 26. | A false easting of 500000 m is assigned to the central meridian ( 24?east ), so eastings are always positive.
|
| 27. | In the Universal Transverse Mercator ( UTM ) system, grid reference is given by three numbers : zone, easting and northing.
|
| 28. | Despite extensive aerial and artillery bombardment by U . S . forces, most Iraqi units defending along the 70 Easting remained effective.
|
| 29. | Each checkpoint includes a marked color photo of the terrain ahead, azimuth, latitude, longitude, UTM, northing, and easting.
|
| 30. | By 3 p . m . Third Armored Division had reached the 50 Easting and begun to move abreast of the Regiment to the north.
|
