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-- If you're marooned at sea and you call for help on the radio and give the Coast Guard a
wrong number for your latitude or longitude, then they go to the wrong place and they don't
find you. Best case is you stay marooned. Worst case is too awful to contemplate.
-- If you're a submarine captain and you get a top secret coded message from HEATCINC
telling you where to steam to, and the latitude or the longitude in it is wrong, then you
stoke up the reactors and two weeks later your fish and all of your men arrive at the
spot where they told you to go, and nobody else is there, and you miss the whole war.
To sum it all up: Any time a wrong number for latitude or longitude is either given or
received, then guaranteed, somebody either doesn't know where he is, or doesn't know
where he's going, or heads out in the wrong direction, or winds up at the wrong place.
Any of those results could be dangerous, or even embarrassing.
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Knowing what you do about how latitude and longitude coordinates are written why would a wrong number have been so catastrophic for her?
She would have gotten lost. It was one of her greatest fears.
What is the analogy for latitude horizontal and longitude?
diaginald
How was latitude and longitude helpful to explorers?
It helped pinpoint their locations so that they knew their destination and would not head in the wrong direction etc.
Lines on a map that show distances north and south of the equator?
lines of latitude
In which region of the US are lines of latitude and longitude most important in determining state borders?
They're used equally. With only one of them it's like trying to find the right house when you know the street name, but not the number.
Knowing what you do about how latitude and longitude coordinates are written why would a wrong number have been so catastrophic for her?
She would have gotten lost. It was one of her greatest fears.
What is the analogy for latitude horizontal and longitude?
diaginald
What is wrong with latitude of 55 degrees east and longitude of 32 degrees south?
latitude 32 degree south and longitude 55 degrees east
How was latitude and longitude helpful to explorers?
It helped pinpoint their locations so that they knew their destination and would not head in the wrong direction etc.
What is the latitude and longitude of Brazil Pampas?
46 south 38 west The answer given is confused, and as written, wrong. The proper answer is: Latitude: 23° 34' South. It is the longitude that has a "46" in it: Longitude: 46° 38' West.
What is the latitude and longitude coordinates of Texas?
pretty sure it is 30 degrees north latitude and 100 degrees west longitude. hope this helps a little :) lol haha sorry if im wrong lol :p
What direction do lines of longitude go?
on an atlas you'll see lines across maps,the vetical lines are the longitude (east and west).the latitude will be the horizontal lines known as north and south.....Wrong way round. Longitude is north/south and latitude is east/west.
Lines on a map that show distances north and south of the equator?
lines of latitude
In which region of the US are lines of latitude and longitude most important in determining state borders?
They're used equally. With only one of them it's like trying to find the right house when you know the street name, but not the number.
Latitude and longtitude?
Chaparral exists in many locations, thus the longitude and latitude depends on the location of that section of chaparral. It is mainly found in California in the US and Mexico. It also exists with minor variation in the Mediterranean Basin, central Chile, the Cape Region in South Africa and Western and Southern Australia.
What country lies at 70 degrees north latitude and 150 degrees east longitude?
i think its Russia could be wrong but I'm almost positive
What is the latitude and longitude of french polynesia?
The latitude ofTahiti is 87 N And the longitude is 57 E No, completely wrong. 87N, 57E is in the Arctic Ocean. Tahiti, in the Eastern Pacific, lies approximately at 17 degrees 39 minutes South, 149 degrees 25 minutes W.
