The latitude of the north end of Runway-20 at Christchurch International Airport
is 43.47501° South, and the latitude of the opposite end of the same runway is
43.49756° South.
The latitude of the center of the intersection of Northcote Rd, Queen Elizabeth II Dr,
Cranford St, and Main North Rd, at St. Bede's College, is 43.48459°, and the latitude
of the Burger King on Colombo St near Cathedral Square is 43.53243° South.
The 'lines' that you often see on maps and globes have NO official status. Different
maps and globes have different numbers of lines, and some have none at all.
You would not ask "Which mark on the ruler is closest to your height ?". You
would ask "How tall are you ?". Similarly, if you want to know the latitude of a
place, it makes no difference how near or far from that place some map printer
decided to print a line.
163 degrees 24' E
The International Date Line
A Line of longitude is an invisible line going north to south on the earth. The main one is called the prime meridian.
describe the general goegraphical position on New Zealand in relation to the international date line
30degrees
The Date line was specifically drawn so it would not actually hit any country, thus no one is there to find out!
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The prime meridian is a line of longitude. Nothing can be closer to something than itself.
34 degree north and 75 degree west
The International Date Line
Japan occupies the range of longitude between roughly 122.95° and 145.81° East. A meridian ('line') of longitude at any position within that range crosses land or territorial waters of Japan, and you can't get any closer than that.
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The center of Mexico City is located at 19.42° north latitude 99.13° west longitude. Would you ask someone "What line on the ruler is closest to your height ?" I'm guessing you'd ask him "How tall are you ?" Forget about "lines". There is no standard set of of latitude and longitude lines from which you have to choose one that's somewhere close.
New York City is on the longitude 74o west
Zero degrees ! The Prime Meridian is the starting point for the angular divisions around the globe.
The Prime Meridian is a line of longitude, and it sits at 0 degrees longitude.
The closest Idaho ever gets to 100 degrees west longitude is along its eastern border with Wyoming, at about 111 degrees west.
You would not ask "What mark on the ruler is closest to your height ?" You would ask "How tall are you ?" The central tower of the Grand Palace in Bangkok is located at 13.7500° north latitude 100.4913° east longitude. Other spots around town have different coordinates.