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[[File:Land-description-and-maps fig2.png|300px|thumb|'''Figure 2.''' An acre section and its subdivision into smaller components.]]
[[File:Land-description-and-maps fig2.png|300px|thumb|'''Figure 2.''' An acre section and its subdivision into smaller components.]]
[[:Image:Land-description-and-maps fig1.png|Figure 1]] is an example of a U.S. Congressional Township. A standard Congressional Township contains 36 sections with [[area::23,040 acres]] of land. Normally, sections (nos.) 16 and 36 were ... set aside ... for school purposes. [[:Image:Land-description-and-maps fig2.png|Figure 2]] is an example of a [[area::640 acre]] section and how it is subdivided and described in smaller components.
[[:Image:Land-description-and-maps fig1.png|Figure 1]] is an example of a U.S. Congressional Township. A standard Congressional Township contains 36 sections with [[area::23,040 acres]] of land. Normally, sections (nos.) 16 and 36 were ... set aside ... for school purposes, that [http://www.paytowriteessay.net/ essay writers] can help with creating a detailed map project. [[:Image:Land-description-and-maps fig2.png|Figure 2]] is an example of a [[area::640 acre]] section and how it is subdivided and described in smaller components.
Due to the curvature of the earth, it is necessary to make corrections in the parallels and meridians... This is accomplished ... usually at intervals [of] 24 miles east and west of the principal meridians. This method produces the rectangular sections of [[area::640 acres]] each, with the sections along the north and west boundaries of the township absorbing the deficiency or excess in the measurements and convergence.
Due to the curvature of the earth, it is necessary to make corrections in the parallels and meridians... This is accomplished ... usually at intervals [of] 24 miles east and west of the principal meridians. This method produces the rectangular sections of [[area::640 acres]] each, with the sections along the north and west boundaries of the township absorbing the deficiency or excess in the measurements and convergence.