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Latitude and Longitude

Positioning on Earth’s Surface

Positioning on Earth’s Surface Using Latitude and Longitude

North Pole

South Pole

East is the direction of rotation of the Earth

Latitude: 900 N to 900 S

Equator Latitude 00

North Pole

South Pole

East is the direction of rotation of the Earth

Tropic of Cancer 23.50 North

Equator Latitude 00

Tropic of Cancer Latitude 23.50 North

North Pole

South Pole

East is the direction of rotation of the Earth

Tropic of Capricorn 23.50 South

Tropic of Cancer

Equator

Latitude 23.50 North

Latitude 00

Latitude 23.50 SouthTropic of Capricorn

North Pole

South Pole

21st June

22nd December

22nd Sept

20th March

East is the direction of rotation of the Earth

Arctic Circle 66.50 North

Tropic of Cancer

Tropic of Capricorn

Equator

Latitude 23.50 North

Latitude 00

Latitude 23.50 South

Latitude 66.50 NorthArctic Circle

North Pole

South Pole

East is the direction of rotation of the Earth

Antarctic Circle 66.50 South

Tropic of Cancer

Tropic of Capricorn

Equator

Latitude 23.50 North

Latitude 00

Latitude 23.50 South

Latitude 66.50 North

Latitude 66.50 South

Arctic Circle

Antarctic Circle

North Pole

South Pole

East is the direction of rotation of the Earth

90o

900

Longitude: 1800 E to 1800 W

Prime Meridian

0o Longitude

Longitude: (180oE to 180oW)

North Pole

South Pole

East is the direction of rotation of the Earth

North Pole

South Pole

Prime Meridian

0o Longitude

Longitude: (180oE to 180oW)

Longitude 30o East

Longitude 60o East

Longitude 90oEast

Longitude 30o West

Longitude 60o West

Longitude 90o West

Meridians (a.k.a. Longitude Lines)East is the direction of rotation of the Earth

Latitude and Longitude Together

Equator Latitude 0o

Latitude: (90oN to 90oS)

Latitude 23½o NorthTropic of Cancer

Latitude 23½o SouthTropic of Capricorn

Prime Meridian

0o Longitude

Longitude: (180oE to 180oW)

North Pole

South Pole

East is the direction of rotation of the Earth

Latitude and Longitude together enable the fixing of position on the Earth’s surface.

Longitude 30o East

Longitude 60o East

Longitude 90oEast

Longitude 60o West

Longitude 30o West

Longitude 90o West

References

• http://step.nn.k12.va.us/science/ES/Earth_Science_PowerPoint/lon-lat.ppt

• http://geography.pppst.com/mapskills.html

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