Other labels were suggested for those place-coordinates. One after another, the
forms were filled out and submitted, and rejected and returned by the authorities.
"Temperature", "color", "altitude", "beauty", "fortitude", "voltage", "amplitude", and
"steadfastness" were all taken, and it was finally necessary to settle for "latitude"
and "longitude", although they were far from the first choices, and everybody in
the nautical business would have much preferred words with more pzazz.
They do not. The purpose of latitude and longitude is to give everyone an unambiguous way to describe any location on Earth, in a way that anybody else will be able to locate this same spot.
Utica is a big place. The center of the intersection of N Genesee and Broad is located at 43.1038° north latitude 75.2261° west longitude. Anywhere else in town, those numbers will change.
San Diego (California) is a big place. The middle of the intersection of 28th St and Russ Blvd, at the southeast corner of Balboa Park, is located at 32.71944° north latitude 117.13393° west longitude. Anywhere else in town will have different numbers.
St. Charles is a big place. The intersection of E Main and 5th ... about 4 blocks east of the river ... is located at: 41.9144° north latitude 88.3087° west longitude. Anywhere else in town has slightly different numbers.
The Grand Canyon begins around 36.0963° N latitude, 112.0978° W longitude and ends around 35.9263° N latitude, 114.8055° W longitude. It spans approximately 277 miles in length.
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They do not. The purpose of latitude and longitude is to give everyone an unambiguous way to describe any location on Earth, in a way that anybody else will be able to locate this same spot.
Utica is a big place. The center of the intersection of N Genesee and Broad is located at 43.1038° north latitude 75.2261° west longitude. Anywhere else in town, those numbers will change.
San Diego (California) is a big place. The middle of the intersection of 28th St and Russ Blvd, at the southeast corner of Balboa Park, is located at 32.71944° north latitude 117.13393° west longitude. Anywhere else in town will have different numbers.
St. Charles is a big place. The intersection of E Main and 5th ... about 4 blocks east of the river ... is located at: 41.9144° north latitude 88.3087° west longitude. Anywhere else in town has slightly different numbers.
-- tell others where you are, or where something else is -- understand where something or somebody else is located -- know how to get from where you are to where you want to be
The Grand Canyon begins around 36.0963° N latitude, 112.0978° W longitude and ends around 35.9263° N latitude, 114.8055° W longitude. It spans approximately 277 miles in length.
A set of latitude and longitude describes a single point. Grand Rapids is a big place, with a lot of points in it, and every point has different coordinates. The center of the intersection of Fulton and Division is located at 42.96323° north latitude 85.66813° west longitude. Anywhere else in town, those numbers will be somewhat different.
31.54, 159.08 Just doing an assignment so hope this is of use for anyone else
Beautiful. Never call them anything else.
That's going to be a tough one because, as far as we know, Oslo is the capital of Norway and Sweden doesn't have one. The center of Oslo, Norway is located at 59.910° north latitude 10.745° east longitude.
Wilmington is a big place. The center of the intersection of E 9th and N. King downtown, near the FBI office at 920 N. King St., is located at 39.74428° north latitude 75.54757° west longitude. Anywhere else in town, those numbers will change.