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Every point on Earth has a latitude and a longitude, and no two points have the

same set of numbers. So any point on Earth can be described, and navigated to,

using its latitude and longitude.

Exactly the way you describe and navigate to the right house for the first time,

using the two pieces of information that make up its address ... the name of the

street and the number on that street.

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Why are lines of latitude and longitude useful to a geographer?

Lines of latitude and longitude allow a specific point to be located any where on the world.


Where is longitude and latitude at on a worlds map?

Clever. That's a lot like asking "Where in my body am I ?" Since the system of latitude and longitude is a system invented for the purpose of describing locations on the surface of the earth, and is uniquely and exhaustively appropriate to that purpose, the complete answer consists of two parts: 1). The world is located at every imaginable and every possible latitude and longitude. 2). Every latitude and longitude is a location somewhere in the world.


Why all latitude coordinate in Canada would be N and every longitude coordinate in Canada would be W?

North of the Equator and in the Western Hemisphere of the world.


What is longitude and latitude of Cairo when it is 12 noon in Greenwich England?

The center of the intersection of Cross St and Washington Ave in Cairo IL is located at 37.0051° north latitude 89.1767° west longitude. It doesn't matter what time it is anywhere in the world. The geographic coordinates don't change. But other points in town do have different ones, because every point is in a different place.


What can latitude and longitude find?

Latitude and longitude are angles measured along the surface of the Earth, in order to exactly describe the location of any point on Earth. Latitude is the angle, north or south, between the starting line for latitude and the place you're describing. The starting line for latitude is the imaginary line around the middle of the Earth, exactly half way between the north and south poles. The line is called the "equator". Longitude is the angle, east or west, between the starting line for longitude and the place you're describing. The starting line for longitude is the imaginary line between the north and south poles that passes through a certain place in a certain suburb of London. The line is called the "Prime Meridian".

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Which place is used as standard all over world?

0.00 Degrees latitude, 0.00 degrees longitude.


What is the latitude and longitude of the world?

The surface of the world contains all latitudes and all longitudes. Every point on the surface has different coordinates.


Why are lines of latitude and longitude useful to a geographer?

Lines of latitude and longitude allow a specific point to be located any where on the world.


Where is longitude and latitude at on a worlds map?

Clever. That's a lot like asking "Where in my body am I ?" Since the system of latitude and longitude is a system invented for the purpose of describing locations on the surface of the earth, and is uniquely and exhaustively appropriate to that purpose, the complete answer consists of two parts: 1). The world is located at every imaginable and every possible latitude and longitude. 2). Every latitude and longitude is a location somewhere in the world.


How do the earth's latitude system contrast with lines of longitude?

Latitude will always be north and south on a world map. Longitude will always be east and west on a map.


What is the numbers around the world globe called?

Longitude and Latitude


How can 2 coordinates help you navigate the world?

longitude and latitude


Why all latitude coordinate in Canada would be N and every longitude coordinate in Canada would be W?

North of the Equator and in the Western Hemisphere of the world.


World atlas longitude and latitude?

dude it doesnt make sense


What is Walt Disney World Resort latitude and longitude?

28.418729, -81.581199


What is longitude and latitude of Cairo when it is 12 noon in Greenwich England?

The center of the intersection of Cross St and Washington Ave in Cairo IL is located at 37.0051° north latitude 89.1767° west longitude. It doesn't matter what time it is anywhere in the world. The geographic coordinates don't change. But other points in town do have different ones, because every point is in a different place.


1 degree north latitude from greenwich?

The Royal Observatory at Greenwich ... the world reference for 0° longitude ... has a latitude of about 51° 28' 45" . So 1 degree north of that historic place would have latitude of 52° 28' 45" . That latitude has no particular significance for navigation.