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What is the address latitude and longitude?
Every location on earth has a global address. Because the address is in numbers, people can communicate about location no matter what language they might speak. A global address is given as two numbers called coordinates. The two numbers are a location’s latitude number and its longitude number (“Lat/Long”).
What city is 30 N 90 W?
New Orleans
As an example, the location for New Orleans is 30 N, 90 W. This is read as 30 degrees north latitude, and 90 degrees west longitude. The map above shows the New Orleans location.
What capital city is 40 16 N 76 53 W?
38° 54′ N 77° 02′ W Example: Washington D.C. 40° 16′ N 76° 53′ W 1.
Is longitude north and south?
The lines running North to South are called lines of longitude, while the lines running East to West are called lines of latitude. As we move East-West, we change through 360 degrees. In other words, the Earth is 360 degrees around.
Is longitude up and down?
Longitude is the measurement east or west of the prime meridian. Longitude is measured by imaginary lines that run around the Earth vertically (up and down) and meet at the North and South Poles.
Is latitude north or south?
What is Latitude? While lines of latitude run across a map east-west, the latitude indicates the north-south position of a point on earth. Lines of latitude start at 0 degrees at the equator and end at 90 degrees at the North and South Poles (for a total to 180 degrees of latitude).
What city is 30 north and 30 east?
This location is Cairo city in Egypt.
What country is 60 degrees north and 90 degrees east?
Russia
From Pole to Pole
| Co-ordinates | Country, territory or sea | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 90°0′N 60°0′E | Arctic Ocean | |
| 81°18′N 60°0′E | Russia | Hofmann Island, Wilczek Island and Salm Island, Franz Josef Land |
| 79°53′N 60°0′E | Barents Sea | |
| 76°7′N 60°0′E | Russia | Severny Island, Novaya Zemlya |
What continent is 40 North and 20 East?
It crosses Europe, the Mediterranean Sea, Asia, the Pacific Ocean, North America, and the Atlantic Ocean….Around the world.
| Co-ordinates | Country, territory or sea | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 40°0′N 20°23′E | Greece | |
| 40°0′N 22°37′E | Mediterranean Sea | Aegean Sea |