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How many longitude and latitude coordinate positions are there in the world?
Wiki User
∙ 11y ago
There is an infinite amount, you can always add an extra decimal to make it more
accurate and add more positions
Every point on Earth can be described with a set of latitude/longitude coordinates.
So the answer is: As many as there are different points on the Earth's surface.
And that is basically an unlimited number ... If you stick two pins into the ground,
then no matter how close together they are, I can always come along and stick
another pin into the ground between them. In principle, ANY two points, no matter
how close together they are, have an infinite number of points in between them.
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How do you find the latitude and longitude coordinate range for anywhere in the world?
A globe or a map.
Why all latitude coordinate in Canada would be N and every longitude coordinate in Canada would be W?
North of the Equator and in the Western Hemisphere of the world.
How did the geographic coordinate system originate?
The Geographical coordinate system was developed by explorers and mariners in the past to help them navigate around the world. Latitude was calculated by observing with quadrant or astrolabe the inclination of the sun or of charted stars, but longitude presented no such manifest means of study. Longitude was roughly calculated by comparing the relative positions of the moon and Mars with their anticipated positions. But this method had several limitations. It required the occurrence of a specific astronomical event (in this case, Mars passing through the same right ascension as the moon), and the observer needed to anticipate this event via an astronomical almanac. One needed also to know the precise time, which was difficult to ascertain in foreign lands. Also, it required a stable viewing platform, rendering the technique useless on the rolling deck of a ship at sea.
Why are lines of latitude and longitude useful to a geographer?
Lines of latitude and longitude allow a specific point to be located any where on the world.
How does longitude and latitude determine positions?
The world is split up in invisible cross sections equally placed. Longitude is the lines from north to south, latitude west to east. When you are on a specific point of those lines its called degrees.
How do you find the latitude and longitude coordinate range for anywhere in the world?
A globe or a map.
What coordinate system does Quebec Use?
The same one the world uses. Latitude and longitude!
Why all latitude coordinate in Canada would be N and every longitude coordinate in Canada would be W?
North of the Equator and in the Western Hemisphere of the world.
What is the importance of longitude and latitude in your daily lives?
what is the importance of the Reactangular Coordinate System in our lives.
How did the geographic coordinate system originate?
The Geographical coordinate system was developed by explorers and mariners in the past to help them navigate around the world. Latitude was calculated by observing with quadrant or astrolabe the inclination of the sun or of charted stars, but longitude presented no such manifest means of study. Longitude was roughly calculated by comparing the relative positions of the moon and Mars with their anticipated positions. But this method had several limitations. It required the occurrence of a specific astronomical event (in this case, Mars passing through the same right ascension as the moon), and the observer needed to anticipate this event via an astronomical almanac. One needed also to know the precise time, which was difficult to ascertain in foreign lands. Also, it required a stable viewing platform, rendering the technique useless on the rolling deck of a ship at sea.
Why are lines of latitude and longitude useful to a geographer?
Lines of latitude and longitude allow a specific point to be located any where on the world.
Lines of latitude locate places in which derations?
Lat rhymes with fat. Lines of latitude go around the world like belts, and locate positions to the north and south.Longitude lines are long. Unlike latitude lines longitude lines are all the same length as they run from pole to pole. The locate positions to the east and west.
How does longitude and latitude determine positions?
The world is split up in invisible cross sections equally placed. Longitude is the lines from north to south, latitude west to east. When you are on a specific point of those lines its called degrees.
How do the earth's latitude system contrast with lines of longitude?
Latitude will always be north and south on a world map. Longitude will always be east and west on a map.
What is the numbers around the world globe called?
Longitude and Latitude
How can 2 coordinates help you navigate the world?
longitude and latitude
What is the longitude and latitude of the little dipper?
Longitude and latitude correspond to locations on the surface of the earth. The little dipper is in the sky. The world, itself, spins on an axis and rotates around the sun, there is no stationary latitude or longitude which corresponds to the little dipper.
