Importing geographical coordinates in R

Dear list members (I am a new member),

How do I import geographical coordinates data into R?

ref1                       ref2
N10 41 08.7     W84 10 46.3
N10 41 06.8     W84 10 46.4
N10 41 06.4     W84 10 44.6
N10 41 05.6     W84 10 46.0

Best,

Manuel

Manuel Sp?nola, Ph.D.
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