Positioning Flashcards
How far is 1 degree of longitude at 60 degrees latitude?
30nm
How far is 1 degree of longitude at the equator?
60nm
What is Latitude?
The horiontal lines on a chart.
Latitude is the angular distance from the equator to a point measured northwards or southwards along the meridian through that point.
What is a parallel of latitude?
The Parallels of Latitude circle the Earth and are expressed in degrees north or south of the equator.
What is Longitude?
The vertical lines (Meridians) on a chart.
Longitude is the angular distance along the equator between the prime meridian and a point measured westwards or eastwards.
In simple terms, what is latitude?
How far north or south you are.
In simple terms, what is longitude?
How far east or west you are.
How many numbers does latitude have?
Up to 6.
How many numbers does longitude have?
Up to 7.
Do letters NESW follow or precede the co-ordinates?
Precede
How are the seconds of longitude/latitude depicted?
To two decimal places as a percentage of 60.
