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Whose system of latitude and longitude helped in mapmaking?
Jason
Why do you reckon 180 degrees of longitude and only 90 of latitude?
There are 180 of latitude too - 90 south and 90 North.
What is the starting line for the lines of longitude?
No. The Prime Meridian is about Longitude, which was far more difficult to calculate than Latitude. Latitude can be measured by knowing how high the Sun is above the horizon & by the Stars at night. Longitude needs the addition of knowing time at one place & another place & speed & direction of movement. The Prime Meridian, 0 degrees Longitude runs from Pole to Pole through Greenwich, London. (The Headquarters of the Royal Navy at the time) 0 degrees latitude is the Equator.
How wide is Tasmania?
At its widest point from east to west, Tasmania spans 315 km.
Why is Tasmania called Tasmania?
Tasmania has had two different names.Tasmania's original name was Van Diemen's Land and it was named after the Governor of Batavia, Antony Van Diemen.In the mid 1800s, it was renamed after the Dutch explorer Abel Tasman, the first European to discover and land on the island.
What is the latitude and longitude of the Tasmania?
Tasmania is located at approximately 42°S latitude and 147°E longitude.
What capital city is closest to 26 degrees north latitude and 128 degrees east longitude?
tasmania tasmania
What is the longitude and latitude of bruny island?
Bruny Island is located at approximately 43.30° S latitude and 147.25° E longitude in Tasmania, Australia.
Which state in Australia would include the coordinates 43 degrees south latitude and 148 degrees east longitude?
victoria
Which state in Australia would include the coordinates 43S latitude 148E longitude?
None of them. That point is off the coast of Tasmania.
Which state in Australia would include the coordinates 43S latitude E longitude?
The 43rd parallel cuts through Tasmania, not mainland Australia.
What city is located at 42 south latitude 147 east longitude?
There's no city there. That point is located in the interior of Tasmania, about 63 miles north-northwest of the center of Hobat, and about 310 miles south- southeast of the center of Melbin.
On what latitude does Tasmania sit?
The island of Tasmania extends from roughly [40° 40'] to [43° 30'] south latitude.The city center of Hobart is located at42° 52' south latitude147°19' east longitude.
What is the latitude and longitude of the kremlin?
What is the latitude and longitude for kremlin?
Is 23 a longitude or a latitude?
Is 23 a longitude or a latitude
What is the latitude and longitude of Utrecht?
latitude longitude utrecht
How did they know your latitude and longitude?
Your ISP knows its own latitude and longitude. Your latitude and longitude is assumed to be the same as your ISP.
