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Treasure map

Given a text file like this...
map.txt
51.032300 -0.489200 Treasure
51.067741 -0.516435 Monster
51.231690 -0.335800 Palm Tree
...I'd like to locate the text at the coordinates specified.
I guess there's a way to automate this?
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Given a text file like this...
map.txt 51.032301 -0.489280 Treasure 51.067731 -0.516435 Monster 51.231640 -0.335805 Palm Tree
...I'd like to locate the text at the coordinates specified.
I guess there's a way to automate this?
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strawberry
I should point out that those coordinates are latitude and longitude!
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strawberry
For anyone else trying to do the same thing, this script is invaluable:
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