20 degrees north and 20 degrees south
The coordinates 0 latitude and 0 longitude intersect at a point in the Atlantic Ocean, off the west coast of Africa. This point is known as the Prime Meridian at Greenwich, London, where the lines of latitude and longitude intersect at 0 degrees.
Very deep, very cold water. This is about 3/4 of the way from South Africa to Antarctica, and there's no dry land within hundreds of miles.
The longitude and latitude of Acapulco, Mexico is 16.8636 degrees N, 99.8825 degrees W. Acapulco is a very famous destination.
Latitude and longitude came first. A very long time before such things as satellites, computers and smart phones ever existed.
As you know, the latitude number must be further clarified as 'north' or 'south' latitude, and the longitude number must be further clarified as 'east' or 'west' longitude. But when you do that, it's hard for a computer to read the information ... which has become a pretty important consideration now. So nowadays, it's common to see latitude written as ' + ' for north and ' - ' for south, and longitude written as ' + ' for east and ' - ' for west. Computers understand the difference between positive and negative numbers very well, and this makes it easier all around.
That point is very close to San Ignacio in Belize.
The very edge of Australia.
This website allows you to input Latitude and Longitude and to convert this to the nearest UK postcode. http://streetmap.co.uk/newdefaulte2.htm
The pattern formed by lines of latitude and longitude is very much like a grid, except that the lines of longitude converge at the north and south poles. Therefore, saying that a certain city is at 40° north latitude and 105° west longitude is similar to saying that a certain student is at the 5th desk of the 4th row (for example).
That is very close to Beersheba Israel.
well from what I know I love to talk. I love to talk about this and that and that and this. You know africa is such a poor nation that There is a catolog called world vision. Go on the internet and look up all about how to help africa because africa is in a very bad sitiuation.
Latitude and longitude are not only used by scientists; everybody, especially engineers and navigators, who needs to describe exactly where they are are more likely to use lat/long than pure scientists. It's a very generally useful concept.