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    It Is June 21 and the Sun Is to the South
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It Is June 21 and the Sun Is to the South

Question 118

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It is June 21 and the Sun is to the south. Using a sextant, a ship's captain measures the altitude of the noonday Sun to be 55o. What is the latitude of the ship?

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