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Minutes (and seconds) are finer subdivisions of degrees. There are 60 minutes in a degree, so a minute represents 1/60th of a degree.
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Longitude and latitude are measured in?
Degrees, minutes and seconds.
Each degree of latitude or longitude is divided into 60 smaller units called?
Minutes & seconds
How do you locate a place on the Earth's surface?
By Longitude, Latitude, minutes, seconds. Or use Google Earth.
What is the relative location of Orlando?
Given a city's longitude and latitude coordinates, a relative location can be determined. Orlando lies on 28 degrees, 25 minutes North and 81 degrees 18 minutes West.
Unit of longitude and latitude measurement?
Latitude and longitude are angles. So any unit of angle will work.Examples include radians, grads, degrees, etc.Mostly on account of seafaring tradition and the history of navigation, thesecoordinates are still almost always listed and stated in degrees (and fractionsof degrees, like decimals, or minutes and seconds).
What term is used for the measurement of distance from the equator?
Latitude, which is measured in degrees, minutes and seconds.
What is the latitude and longitude for the gateway arch?
The south end of the arch stands at 38.6238° north latitude 90.1853° west longitude. The north end of it stands at 38.6253° north latitude 90.1846° west longitude.
How many minutes of latitude are between 20 degrees North and 20 degrees South latitude?
2,400 minutes
Is 35 degrees 16 minutes latitude south of 35 degrees 4 minutes latitude?
No. The farther north you go, the greater your north latitude becomes. As you can see, the 16 minutes is greater than the 4 minutes, so the first latitude in the question is farther north than the second one.
Is 35 degrees 16 minutes latitude north south of 35 degrees 4 minutes latitude north?
No. The norther you go, the greater your north latitude becomes. As you can see, the 16 minutes is greater than the 4 minutes, so the first latitude in the question is farther north than the second one.
Are minutes in latitude measured from the equator?
no
How many minutes is 16.7 miles?
You need to specify the latitude and longitude of the end points and whether you want minutes of latitude or of longitude.
What is the latitude and longitude of Regina Saskatchewan?
Latitude 50 degrees 27 minutes north, longitude 104 degrees 36 minutes west.
What is the latitude and longitude of South Wales?
latitude - 51 degrees 41 minutes north longitude - 3 degrees 23 minutes west
Latitude and longitude of McMurdo?
McMurdo Station: Latitude: 77 degrees, 50 minutes South Longitude: 166 degrees, 40 minutes West
In which units are latitude measured in?
Latitude is measured basically in Degrees, more specifically in Degrees and Minutes, and even more specifically Degrees, Minutes, and Seconds.
What is the longitude and latitude of Christmas Island?
10 degrees 30 minutes South latitude and 105 degrees 40 minutes East longitude.
