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What are the differences between quarter and quadrant sheets?

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Quarter sheetsQuadrant sheets
1.A million sheet is divided into 16 equal parts and each one is called Quarter sheet.Quarter sheet is further sub-divided into 16 equal parts and each one is called Quadrant sheets.
2.The extent of each quarter sheet is 1° of latitude and 1° of longitude.The extent of each quadrant sheet is 1/4° of latitude and 1/4° of longitude.
3.These are marked as A, B, C, D….P and are written as 45A, 45B, 45C…..45P.These are numbered from 1 to 16 and are written as 45 A/1, 45 A/2…… 45 A/16.
4.The scale of the sheet is 1 cm : 2.5 km.The scale of the sheet is 2 cm : 1 km.

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