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Is Peru east or west of the 60 degree west meridian?
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Is Peru east or west of the 60 degrees west?
The easternmost point of Peru is about 8.77° west of 60° W longitude. So, although you can reach Peru in either direction from 60° west, the trip is much shorter if you travel west from there.
What is label used on the map for the meridian of longitude that is 60 degrees east of the Prime Meridian?
That meridian has no special name. If it's shown at all on a map or globe, it'll be labeled "60".
What longitude coordinate is closest to the prime meridian 60degrees south 75degrees north 60degrees west 75degrees west?
60 degrees south75 degrees northEach of these has a point on the Prime Meridian.But they are not longitudes.60 degrees west75 degrees westEach of these coincides with the Prime Meridian at the north and south poles.Elsewhere . . .60 degrees west . . . 60 degrees from the Prime Meridian everywhere except at the poles.75 degrees west . . . 75 degrees from the Prime Meridian everywhere except at the poles.So the winner of this whimsical and nearly meaningless contest is . . . 60 degrees west .
What continent touches 60 degrees west longitude?
The meridian of 60 degrees west longitude crosses parts of North America, South America, and Antarctica.
Is 60 W or 15 E closer to prime meridian?
"60°W" is 60 degrees west of the Prime Meridian. "15°E" is 15 degrees east of the Prime Meridian. If they're both at the same latitude, then "60°W" is four times as far from the Prime Meridian (in miles or km) as "15°E" is. But if they're not at any particular latitudes, then it's quite possible for "15°E" to be farther from the Prime Meridian (in miles or km) than "60°W" is.
Which continents touch the 70 degree west line of longitude?
The 60th meridian west traverses the following: Greenland Canada Barbados (territorial waters) Guyana Brazil Paraguay Argentina Falkland Islands Antarctica
What Russian mountain chain is located near the meridian at 60 degrees east meridian?
The Urals. They are generally considered to be the dividing line between Europe and Asia.
Where is West Antarctica?
You can find West Antarctica west of the Prime Meridian, or west of the Trans-Antarctic Mountains, depending on your context, and south of 60 degrees S latitude.
60 kilometers per hour west is?
-60 kilometres per hour east? 37.3 mph west?
What place is 20 degrees west 160 degrees east meridians?
The meridian 20 degrees west of Greenwich is a line of longitude that extends from the North Pole to the South Pole. The 20th meridian west forms a great circle with the 160 degree east meridian. In Antarctica, the meridian defines the border between the British Antarctic Territory and Queen Maud Land. Between the 5 degree parallel north and the 60 degree parallel south, it forms the eastern boundary of the Latin American Nuclear Weapon-Free Zone.
What is 60 degrees south on a longitude?
-- If you're referring to 140° east longitude, then that meridian crosses parts of theArctic Ocean, Russia, Japan, the Pacific Ocean, Indonesia, Australia, and Antarctica.It has no particular significance of which I'm aware.-- If you're referring to 140° west longitude, then that meridian crosses parts of theArctic Ocean, Canada, the Pacific Ocean, and Antarctica, and doesn't appear to haveany more unique significance than 140° east longitude has.
