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Imagine that you are at the center of the earth. You are looking straight out at the equator. The equator is 0 degrees latitude. Straight above your head is the north pole, and it is 90 degrees north latitude. With 0 degrees at the equator and 90 degrees straight up, measure 40 degrees up from the equator, and inscribe a circle on the globe's surface. The circle you make on the globe marks 40 degrees north latitude.
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What is at 40 degrees north latitude 100 degrees west longitude?
If you mean north latitude, then the point is in the east-central Pacific Ocean,about 1,890 miles due west of the northern California coast.If you mean south latitude, then the point is in the south Pacific Ocean,about 1,320 miles due east of Wellington, New Zealand.
What does the word coordinates mean in geography?
Coordinates mean that you would use north,south,east,west or the longitude and latitude. Example: Debra lives 16 degrees longitude and 45 degrees latitude or Sabrina lives north of Florida west of Georgia i think that's what coordinates mean.
Washington D.C. is located 39 degrees north and 77 degrees west what does that mean?
It means that Washington D.C. is located at a latitude of 39 degrees north and a longitude of 77 degrees west. Latitude measures how far north or south a location is from the Equator, while longitude measures how far east or west a location is from the Prime Meridian.
Can the north start be used to calculate latitude?
Yes, the North Star (Polaris) can be used to calculate latitude in the northern hemisphere. By measuring the angle between the horizon and the North Star, you can determine your latitude. The angle is equal to your latitude.
What is the absolute location of Kuwait?
If you mean Mexico City, it is in (19°25'57.85'' N 99°07'59.71'' W). However, Mexico the country is pretty big (1,972,550 km2 or 761,606 sq mi) so the exact location would be North America, just south of the United States.
What city is 38 degrees latitude and -97 degrees longitude?
If you mean 38 degrees North latitude and 97 degrees West longitude, Wichita is not far away.
What is the latitude circle?
If you mean Arctic, it's about 66 degrees north.
What line is the starting point for latitude?
A latitude is measured in degrees from the equator to the north (or south) pole. I assume that you mean, "What is the line that forms the zero degrees latitude?" The answer is the Equator.
What does 30'N mean?
It means something is 30 degrees north latitude of the equator.
What is at 40 degrees north latitude 100 degrees west longitude?
If you mean north latitude, then the point is in the east-central Pacific Ocean,about 1,890 miles due west of the northern California coast.If you mean south latitude, then the point is in the south Pacific Ocean,about 1,320 miles due east of Wellington, New Zealand.
As an observer on a ship at sea at which latitude does the north star appear closest to the horizon?
The North Star, or Polaris, appears closest to the northern horizon when you are at the equator (0 degrees latitude). As you move towards the North Pole (90 degrees latitude), Polaris will appear higher in the sky.
What does the word coordinates mean in geography?
Coordinates mean that you would use north,south,east,west or the longitude and latitude. Example: Debra lives 16 degrees longitude and 45 degrees latitude or Sabrina lives north of Florida west of Georgia i think that's what coordinates mean.
Washington D.C. is located 39 degrees north and 77 degrees west what does that mean?
It means that Washington D.C. is located at a latitude of 39 degrees north and a longitude of 77 degrees west. Latitude measures how far north or south a location is from the Equator, while longitude measures how far east or west a location is from the Prime Meridian.
What is 20 degrees north latitude, 100 degrees west longitude?
Mexico. Northwest of Mexico City. The degrees mean how much above the equator and how much west of England.
What is the name of the line of latitude that runs along 23 12 degrees north?
I think you mean the Tropic of Cancer at 23.5°.
Can the north start be used to calculate latitude?
Yes, the North Star (Polaris) can be used to calculate latitude in the northern hemisphere. By measuring the angle between the horizon and the North Star, you can determine your latitude. The angle is equal to your latitude.
What does degrees mean on a map?
latitude and longitude
