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<p>A <b>position line</b> or <b>line of position</b> (<b>LOP</b>) is a <a href="page.php?w=line_%28geometry%29">line</a> (or, on the surface of the Earth, a <a href="page.php?w=curve">curve</a>) that can be both identified on a chart (<a href="page.php?w=nautical_chart">nautical chart</a> or <a href="page.php?w=aeronautical_chart">aeronautical chart</a>) and translated to the surface of the <a href="page.php?w=Earth">Earth</a>. The intersection of a minimum of two position lines is a <a href="page.php?w=fix_%28position%29">fix</a> that is used in</p><p>
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