A position line or line of position (LOP) is a line (or, on the surface of the Earth, a curve) that can be both identified on a chart (nautical chart or aeronautical chart) and translated to the surface of the Earth.
The intersection of a minimum of two position lines is a fix that is used in position fixing to identify a navigator's location.
There are several types of position line:
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