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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.
