Latitude and Longitude explained

Question 1

Latitude

Answer 1

Runs sideways, east to west. Until you hit 90 degrees north and 90 degrees south. starts at equator

Question 2

Longitude

Answer 2

Runs north and South, Perpendicular to the equator. (up & Down)

Question 3

Where does Longitude start & end?

Answer 3

Prime Meridian, which is 0 Degrees and ends at international dateline which is 180 degrees.

Question 4

Explain distance between lines of longitude

Answer 4

Degrees, between each degree is 60 minutes, 1 minute is 1 nautical mile.

Question 5

Walk me through computing N 32 42’ 12’’

Answer 5

(32*60) = 1920Nm + 42 (42NM) = 1962Nm 12/60 = .2 (12 is seconds) = 1962.2 NM