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[[Image:georef-local.jpg|thumb|256px|right|The GJ local grid]]
For example, on a GEOREF chart, [[Naval Air Station Patuxent River]] (38°17′10″N 76°24′42″W) / (38.286108, -76.4291704) is located (to the nearest minute) at position GJPJ3716GJPJ3417. <!-- Figure needed! In figure 12-10, the blacked-out square (PJ) within the enlarged 15° square (GJ) indicates the 1° area that contains Patuxent. -->
 
[[Image:Georef Example Patuxent.png|Breakdown of Georef co-ordinate GJPJ3716 into 15-degree quadrangle (GJ), 1-degree quadrangle (PJ), minutes east (34), and minutes north (17).]]
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* Up in the 1° vertical zone to 17 minutes
 
The same co-ordinate shown in 6-digit (1/10 minute) format is GJPJ370160GJPJ342171 and in 8-digit (1/100 minute) format is GJPJ37001600GJPJ34241716.
 
== Designation of area ==