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Added coordinates for Naval Air Station Patuxent River so that's easy for user to relate to the GEOREF coordinates
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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) is located (to the nearest minute) at position GJPJ3716. <!-- 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 (37), and minutes north (16).]]