Latitude and Longitude
Longitude and latitude are descriptions of where places are located on Earth using a map.
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No, it is also determined by Elevation
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the central line of latitude is called the equator
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I believe you mean the Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn, but they are not half way (ie 45 degrees north and south) they are 23°...
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That point is in the block bounded by Market St., Chestnut St., S. 5th and S.6th St., in Philadelphia, PA. It's the block...
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The highest point in Florida is Britton Hill, Lakewood Park in Walton County, in the Florida Panhandle. Britton Hill is only 345...
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The lines of latitude tell the distance a place is from the Equator - the imaginary line which runs east/west around the globe -...
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Russias huge, why you would want the exact coordinates is beyind me but here they areLatitude: Approximately 43°N to 82°N ...
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At night in the northern hemisphere, measure the angle above the northern horizon of the star Polaris. The elevation of Polaris...
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Madison,wisconsin
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Tennessee is close. West of Pickwick Lake, it's southern border is about 16 seconds south of 35N. Beginning at Pickwick Lake,...
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If you start at 45 degrees and travel west, you can reach any meridian at all.
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They curve with the curve of the Earth.
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No. Washington, Idaho, Montana, North Dakota etc. are.
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The intersection of Broadway and 42nd Street in Manhattan is at coordinates 40° 45' 21" north latitude 73° 59' 11" west...
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There is no such geographic coordinate as "95 degrees north". The greatest possible latitude coordinate is 90 degrees. You...
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90 degrees North.
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Japan has territory at every north latitude between roughly 26 degrees and 45 degrees.
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Near Selishte in Bulgaria.
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That point is roughly midway between Staley Rd. and Love Rd. on the west side of Grand Island, New York.
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All meridians of longitude converge at the north and south poles.
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CAN SOMEONE PLEASE TRY TO THINK AND FIND THE ALSWER TO ALL OF THE COUNTURIES IN THE WORLDS OORDINATES!? SOMEBODY HAS GOT TO KNOW...
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380 0' 0" N, 230 43' 0" E
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Flat, they run straight across, horizontal!Those words came to my mind!
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63o24'S 56o59'W
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24° 38' 47" s / 25° 54' 42" e
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This phenomenon is due to "dip" or declination of the magnetic lines of force and vary with latitude. Only at the magnetic...
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Relative Location is a places location in relationship to another place example: My house is by the theatre or, It is by the...
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Since the earth is a sphere (a 'ball') you can start out from anywhere in at least two different directions and get to anywhere...
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32 degrees north and 96 degrees west
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Sierra Juarez (Baja California, Mexico) Sierra San Pedro Mártir (Baja California, Mexico) Sierra de la Giganta (Baja...
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Hi there,some examples for relative location could be : 55 kilometers down the road near the riverWalmart is close to the gas...
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By international agreement about 200 years ago, the zero-reference line of longitude is the Prime Meridian.
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5 Degrees North, and 52 Degrees West is a point in the Atlantic Ocean, off the coast of French Guiana, about 37 kilometres East...
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The equator circles the earth in the east/west direction, so there's no such thing as 'east' or 'west' of it. The equator is...
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RKV (Reykjavik International Airport) Latitude 61.13 N, Longitude 21.14 W, Elevation 48ft.
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The Indian Ocean. There is no land within a few hundred miles. The closest land would be the island of Reunion, several hundred...
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The latitude and longitude for the Marriott's Kaua'i Beach Club in Kaua'i is 21.981111,-159.371111
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Para maribo's latitude and longitude is 5 50 north latitude and 55 10 west longitude.
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Latitude is zero at every point on the equator.
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I have seen them written both ways, with latitude first and with longitude first. But you can always tell, because if the...
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47 degrees South latitude.
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no will never no. <who ever said that needs a brain!This one is pretty simple.The circumference of the earth at the equator is...
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30oN by 98oW will put you just east of Wimberley in Texas, USA
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any semicircle that runs north and south around earth from the geographic north pole to the geographic south pole; a line of...
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That point is in the north Atlantic Ocean, about 430 miles from the nearest land (in the Azores islands). It's about 1,390...
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Nothing in particular happens. If you happen to be napping aboard the ship or the airliner at the moment of crossing, you can...
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Every degree of latitude, whether north or south, is comparable to roughly111 km (69.1 miles) from the equator.
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40 degrees north
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83 north and 19 west
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Jamaica
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That depends on what you call "close". In Argentina, you can get within about1,510 miles of the equator. But if you stay on the...
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Georgia
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Near Yokohama, Japan.
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The imaginary line is the equator, which runs east and west around the center of the globe. The equator is the imaginary line...
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Polaris' 'declination' is 89° 18' 43" . That measurement is just like north latitude, but it's on the celestial sphere instead...
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There are five important parallels of latitudes. They are: Equator Tropic of Cancer Tropic of Capricorn Arctic Circle Antarctic...
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All of the points with latitudes of 71 degrees North form a circle around the north pole that crosses Greenland, northern...
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Africa, both the equator and prime meridian go through Africa- so Northern and Southern Hemispheres and Western and Eastern...
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There is no official set of "lines". Some globes and maps have more lines, spaced closer together. Some globes and maps have...
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That point is in southeastern France, roughly 20 miles northeast of Lyon.
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Coordinates are 52:21:00N 4:52:00E latitude and longitude of Amsterdam : 52.374004,4.890359(Values are in decimal degrees)
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It's really not intended for the purpose of helping mapmakers. That system ofmeasurement is intended to make life easier for the...
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Every time you move north or south, even an inch or less, your latitude changes, and Rochester is a big place. Abbott's...
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Parallel lines never ever cross each other there straight lines that run on forever more.Latitude lines go left to right or right...
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Mercator Projection : longitude and latitude as straight, parallel lines Conic Projection : a circular map made from a flattened...
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Lines of longitude are often called "meridians", but never "parallels". "Parallels" are lines of constant latitude.
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No. They're based on elevation. The border consists mainly of the Zero MSL contour, i.e. the place where the land dips beneath...
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That kind-of depends on what you call 'near', doesn't it.The point on the east coast of Iceland that's nearest the Prime Meridian...
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The latitude of the obelisk in the center of St. Peter's Square in the Vatican is 41° 54' 08.05" north. The latitude of the...
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Yes Latitudes at equator(lat =0) have the least magnetic variation, the values increases as we move toward north (ie greater...
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135 degrees EastLennie Ma
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The point farthest west on the coast is about 26 miles south of Eureka, near Petrolia, at 124° 20' 50" west longitude. The...
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I suppose you are looking for Ayers Rock, or Uluru. It is not exactly on your coordinates but it's the nearest place of interest....
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It was deliberately designed like that so it would not intersect any countries or islands. Otherwise you would countries and...
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Florida occupies the range of latitude of about 24.6° to 31° north. You're free to draw as few or as many parallels in that...
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40 degrees
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Answerthe latitude of manila is 14 degrees 37 minutes and its longitude is 121 degress eastlatitude and longitude of Manila :...
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Closer to the equator you are, the hotter it'll be.
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The equator passes through South America and Africa, and through Asia in Indonesia.
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If you are referring to lines of Latitude, yes.
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There's only one of those. It's called the "Arctic Circle".
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It is located 7° 30' Latitude North and 126° Longitude EastDavao City covers a total area of 2444sq. km, making it the biggest...
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"15 degrees south" is the description of a circle that's made up of all the pointsthat are 15 degrees south of the equator, and...
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The 38th parallel is the dividing line between North and South Korea.
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AnswerLae, Morobe Papua New Guinea: Latitude 6 degrees 44 minutes 23.00 seconds South Longitude 147 degrees, 00 minutes 00...
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That point is in the southwestern part of Qatar, about38.5 miles southwest of the center of Ad Dawhah.
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POLITICAL MAPS- Political maps are maps of regions which show capital cities and country/state/province borders. PHYSICAL MAPS-...
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35°10'01"N and 33°22'01"E, 35°10'00"N and 33°22'01"E and 35°10'00.12"N and 33°22'01"E
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A location of a place in relation to another place. Example: Wisconsin is south of Canada. A way of describing a place using...
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It's not the equator. The equator is a latitude line. Meridians are longitude lines. The answer you're looking for is "Greenwich...
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Russia is huge; it's not useful to ask for pinpoint coordinates for a nation that covers 17,075,200 square km. Coordinates of...
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