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NYS Latitude & Longitude. September, 2011. Remember Latitude?. The angular distance north or south of the Equator. Measured in ° N or S. There are 90° N and 90° S. Each degree has 60’ (minutes). Remember Longitude?. The angular distance E or W of the prime meridian. Measured in ° E or W. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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September, 2011
NYS Latitude & Longitude
Remember Latitude?
The angular distance north or south of the Equator.Measured in ° N or S.There are 90° N and 90° S.Each degree has 60’ (minutes).
Remember Longitude?
The angular distance E or W of the prime meridian.Measured in ° E or W.There are 180° E and 180° W.Each ° has 60’ (minutes.)
PRIME MERIDIAN
EQUATOR
NW
NE
SE
SW
What quadrant of the world is NYS?
Don’t forget about where the lines of latitude
Don’t for get about longitude
Minutes of Latitude (60 minutes = 1 degree
latitude)
Minutes of Longitude (60 minutes = 1 degree longitude)
What is the lat & long of Slide Mtn.?
42° 00’ N
74° 00’ W
What is the lat & long of Albany, NY?
42° 45’ N
73° 30 ‘ W
NYS Latitude & Longitude Directions
Determine the latitude and longitude to the nearest minute of the following NYS locations.
Remember to use N and W.
