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What do the Subdivisions of Longitude and Latitude stand for. An example would be 21° 18′ 41″ N, 157° 47′ 47″.21° 18′ 41″ N, 157° 47′ 47″
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Bay - part of a body of salt water that reaches into the land; usually smaller than a gulf. Location - California 37° 49′ 7.59″ N, 122° 28′ 42.29″ W San Francisco Bay
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Canyon - narrow valley with steep sides; usually created by erosion Location - Arizona 36° 6′ 0″ N, 112° 6′ 0″ W Grand Canyon
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Cape – point of land that extends into a river, lake, or ocean. Location - Massachusetts 41° 41′ 20″ N, 70° 17′ 49″ W Cape Cod
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Channel – a narrow deep waterway connecting two larger bodies of water; the deepest part of the waterway. 50° 11′ 1″ N, 0° 31′ 52″ W Location – separates England from northern France English Channel
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Cliff – a high, steep slope of rock or soil. Location – England 50° 11′ 1″ N, 0° 31′ 52″ W Cliffs of Dover
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Continent – one of the seven large landmasses on earth. Location – Asia
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Delta – land built up by deposits of sand and silt at the mouth of some rivers Location – Egypt 30° 54′ 0″ N, 31° 7′ 0″ E Nile River Delta
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Glacier – a large body of slow moving ice which alters the land around it through displacement. 45° 56′ 12.6″ N, 7° 52′ 1.4″ E Location – Switzerland
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Gulf – part of a sea or ocean that reaches into land; usually larger than a bay. 25° 0′ 0″ N, 90° 0′ 0″ W Location – Central America Gulf of Mexico
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Island – an area of land completely surrounded by water. Location – Hawaiian Islands 21° 18′ 41″ N, 157° 47′ 47″ Maui
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Isthmus – narrow strip of land with water on both sides connecting two larger pieces of land. Location – Greece Isthmus of Corinth 37° 56′ 29″ N, 22° 59′ 16″ E
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Mountain Range - a long chain of mountains; a row of connected mountains 28° 0′ 0″ N, 82° 0′ 0″ E Himalayas Location – Bhutan, Tibet, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Burma, Afghanistan
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Ocean - largest body of salt water; these cover 3/4 of the earth's surface. 20° 0′ 0″ S, 80° 0′ 0″ E Indian Ocean Location – Africa, Asia, Australia
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Peninsula - piece of land that extends into a body of water and is surrounded on three sides by water. Location – Italy Italian Peninsula 41° 54′ 0″ N, 12° 30′ 0″ E
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Plain - a broad, flat or gently rolling area; usually low in elevation. Location - Midwest – United States 44° 30′ 0″ N, 100° 0′ 0″ W The Great Plains
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Sea - a large body of water, usually salt water, partly or completely surrounded by land Red Sea Location – Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Sudan 22° 0′ 0″ N, 38° 0′ 0″ E
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Strait - a narrow waterway connecting two larger bodies of water. Strait of Gibraltar Location – Connects the Atlantic Ocean to the Mediterranean Sea 35° 58′ 18″ N, 5° 29′ 9″ W
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Volcano - a cone shaped mountain formed out of rock or ash thrown up from inside the earth, frequently with an opening or depression at the top. Stromboli 37° 38′ 33″ N, 14° 11′ 34″ E Location – Sicily, Italy
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