The Universal Transverse Mercator (UTM) projection divides the world into zones each of:
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10 degrees longitude width
6 degrees longitude width, numbered 1-60 eastward from 180 degrees longitude
15 degrees latitude bands
1 degree width
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B. 6 degrees longitude width, numbered 1-60 eastward from 180 degrees longitude
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UTM: 60 longitude zones of 6 deg each; zones numbered 1-60 starting from 180 deg W. India falls in zones 42-47. Within each zone, coordinates are measured in metres (Northing, Easting). Easting origin = 500,000 m (false easting). Northing: equator = 0 (N hemisphere). Scale factor at central meridian = 0.9996.
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