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Which of the latitude lines runs closest to the continent of Antarctica?
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∙ 8y ago
According to Wikipedia:
"The northernmost extremity of the Antarctic mainland (without nearshore islands) is Prime Head, at the northern tip of the Antarctic Peninsula at 63°12′48″S 57°18′08″W. "
Directly then, every latitude line between 63° and 90° South Latitude is covered by the Antarctic continent.
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∙ 9y ago
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∙ 8y agoThe northern-most tip of Antarctica is found at Prime Head. You can find this location using these coordinates: 63.2133° S, 57.3022° W.
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What latitude lines cross the continent of Antarctica?
Every parallel of latitude south of roughly 60.6° S crosses some part of Antarctica, and every latitude south of about 85.5° S is entirely on that continent.
What the latitude and longitude of Antarctica?
The latitude of Antarctica is approximately 66 to 90 degrees South. All lines of longitude converge at the South Pole, so all lines of longitude pass through Antarctica. Antarctica is a continent covering 10% of the earth's surface -- about as large as USA and Mexico combined. Latitude and longitude imply specific locations, not general geographies.
What is the latitude and longitude of Antarctica?
The latitude of Antarctica is approximately 66 to 90 degrees South. All lines of longitude converge at the South Pole, so all lines of longitude pass through Antarctica. Antarctica is a continent covering 10% of the earth's surface -- about as large as USA and Mexico combined. Latitude and longitude imply specific locations, not general geographies.
What latitude does Antarctica cover?
The Northernmost tip of the continent is Prime Head, at the northern tip of the Trinity Peninsula at 63°12'48"S 57°18'08"W. The continent then, occupies all the lines of latitude at varying degrees to 90° S. The varying degrees are defined by an irregular coastline being measured by straight lines of latitude.
What are the lines of latitude of Antarctica?
You can find Antarctica south of 60 degrees S.
Antarctica is a long word or continent or close Russia?
The South Pole is at 90 degrees S latitude and is nowhere near Russia. The North Pole is at 90 degrees N latitude and is relatively close to Russia. All lines of longitude converge at both poles. The South Pole is located on the continent of Antarctica. There are no countries on Antarctica and no permanent population. Many countries have scientific research stations on Antarctica.
What continent is crossed by every line of longitude?
Antarctica. The South Pole is at 90 degrees S latitude. The North Pole is at 90 degrees N latitude. All lines of longitude converge at both poles.
Which continent lines only in the southern hemisphere?
Australia and Antarctica.
What latitude lines cover Antarctica?
You may be thinking of the Antarctic Circle -- 66.5628° S.
What is the antarctica longitude?
There are points in Antarctica for every longitude.
A sentence using the word ozone that has to do with antarctica?
The hole in the ozone layer is above the continent of antarctica (something along the lines of that)
What are the latitude and longitude lines of the Antarctic?
Most of the Antarctic continent is within the the Antarctic Circle which is at 66 degrees 32 minutes S latitude. All lines of longitude pass through Antarctica. The South Pole is at 90 degrees S latitude. Should it become necessary to provide a longitude, it usually given as 0 degees W longitude.
