Where on Earth are You?
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Where on Earth are
You?
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• Measured in degrees, minutes, seconds
• 1 degree = 60 minutes (1° = 60’)• 1 minute = 60 seconds (1’ = 60’’)
Nautical mile (nm)• 1 nm = 1’ of arc length of latitude• 1 nm = 1’ of arc length of longitude at the equator
Latitude and longitude
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Latitudes (or parallels) are parallel to the equator• 0 to +90° Northern Hemisphere• 0 to -90° Southern Hemisphere• Small circles
Longitudes (or meridians) are formed at right angles to the latitude lines
• Measured from the Prime Meridian• 0 to 360° East from the Prime meridian• Or, 0 to +180°E and 0 to -180°W• International date line• Great circles
Latitude and longitude
North Pole
60°N
30°N
Latitude 0°
Equator
30°S
South Pole
Latitude
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Measuring latitude – North Star, Polaris
30°
Determining LongitudesNorth Pole
Reference: Prime meridian
Longitude60°W
0°
South Pole
at Greenwich
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Longitude and time • Use of clocks to record the time the Sun is at its
zenith• Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) or Universal Time• Earth rotates 15° of longitude each hour
http://www.rmg.co.uk/harrison
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Time Zones
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-13334229 (Samoa changes time zone)
East Increase – West Less(1 hr per l5°)
If it 9 p.m. at Position D, what time is it at position C? Position B?
If it is 1 p.m. at Position X, at which location is the time 5 p.m.
• Look at the East Coast of the United States. The lights are already lit.
• California the sun is still visible.
Earth rotates west to east Solar time is based on the position of the sunNIGHT IS FALLING ON EARTH
This pictures shows AMERICAN CITIES at
night.
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