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geocentric coordinate component
subject			fact

geocentric coordinate component	is a component of geocentric coordinate
	is a kind of coordinate component
quantity	has unit
number	has value

Kinds of geocentric coordinate component :

• height (3 facts) - Elevation above ground or distance upwards from a given level (especially sea level) to a fixed point. (See altitude.)
• terrestrial latitude (4 facts) - On Earth, distance north or south on the equator along a line connecting the poles., Angular distance on the Earth measured north or south of the equator along the meridian of a geographic location.
• terrestrial longitude (4 facts) - On Earth, distance east or west of Greenwich, England, measured along lines drawn parallel to the equator., Angular distance measured along the Earth's equator from the Greenwich meridian to the meridian of a geographic location.