Google maps and geographic coordinates

Factual Questions
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Sometimes I see people post links to google maps and the links contain the coordinates of the location. How do you do that? And can you have google show you coordinates of a place by clicking on the place on the map?

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Sometimes I see people post links to google maps and the links contain the coordinates of the location. How do you do that?
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Clear the search field and then center up the map on the area you are interested. Hit the “Link to this page” button in the upper right hand corner. A URL with coords will appear in the URL field of your browser.

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And can you have google show you coordinates of a place by clicking on the place on the map?
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Not that I know of.

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[QUOTE=zeno]
SAnd can you have google show you coordinates of a place by clicking on the place on the map?
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Google Earth will. In the lower left part of the map, just below the compass, the N/S coordinates are shown for whatever section of the map the little hand is on.

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Thanks a lot dudes.