To identify a specific location on the planet Earth requires two numbers, latitude and longitude. You have only given us one number, 40 degrees north latitude. Unless we also know the longitude we cannot tell you if that is land or sea.
You would begin swimming in the North Atlantic Ocean, off the coast of western Europe.
You would have to swim. The point at which the equator (0° latitude) and the Prime Meridian (0° longitude) intersect has no real significance but it is in the Atlantic Ocean, about 380 miles (611 kilometers) south of Ghana and 670 miles (1078 km) west of Gabon its called the 'Gulf of Guinea'
88 degrees north refers to a specific latitude coordinate on Earth, which is near the North Pole. At 88 degrees north, you would be very close to the geographic North Pole, just 2 degrees away.
90 degrees from North would be East, then another 45 degrees from that would bring it halfway to South. Therefore, 135 degrees clockwise from North is Southeast.
This only true when north or south from the equator. Lines of latitude are parallel lines around the earth starting at 0 degrees from the equator. From the equator to the poles has an angular measurement of 90 degrees. The poles are 90 degrees north and south of the equator respectively. If you travel north 90 degrees for instance, which is one quarter of the globe, you would be at the North Pole. You cannot then travel any further north. Any further travel would be south. If you then travel another 10 degrees you would be reducing your northing by ten degrees. 10 degrees from 90 degrees is 80 degrees. Hence you would be at the latitude of 80 degrees north. A bit like walking up a hill that is 90 feet high. Once you get to the top 90 feet up, you cannot get any higher. If you walk further you are going downhill.
Swimming off the coast of Africa. Or more realistically walking on a ship. Its over 300 miles off shore...
You would be swimming in the English Channel.
Swimming off the coast of Africa. Or more realistically walking on a ship. Its over 300 miles off shore...
The English Channel
in the English channel
the English channel
no, you would be in england.
You would begin swimming in the North Atlantic Ocean, off the coast of western Europe.
You definitely wouldn't be walking. That point is off the coast of west Africa in the Gulf of Guinea, south of Accra, Ghana and west of Libreville, Gabon.
At 0 degrees latitude, you would be near the equator where many tropical destinations like Brazil or Indonesia are located. At 50 degrees north latitude, you would be in more temperate regions like Europe (e.g., France, Germany) or parts of Asia (e.g., Kazakhstan, Mongolia).
I would be drowning.
You would have to swim. The point at which the equator (0° latitude) and the Prime Meridian (0° longitude) intersect has no real significance but it is in the Atlantic Ocean, about 380 miles (611 kilometers) south of Ghana and 670 miles (1078 km) west of Gabon its called the 'Gulf of Guinea'