1. Finding latitude and longitude co’ordinates
When finding co’ordinates, latitude always goes first (north/ south before west/ east)
Find Latitude lines directly north and south of the feature
Look for the equator and Greenwich Meridian to work out N/S or W/E
30o
40o
50o
60o
70o

2. Work out the exact latitude co’ordinates E.G
Imagine the space in between the lines is divided into equal divisions (usually 10)
Work out the exact latitude co’ordinates
E.G
Repeat steps to find longitude co’ordinates
30oS
40oS
50oS
60oE
70oE

3. Latitude and Longitude using minutes
On large maps there is wide spaces between latitude and longitude lines, when they increase in degrees of one
so…
Places like Roxburgh, Alexandra and Cromwell could have the same references but they are 10-40km apart
To work out their precise location of places between lines, each degree is divided into 60 parts called minutes

4. Locating latitude and longitude by using minutes
Divide the gap between lines into 60 parts.
Start at the lower number with zero and the higher number will be 60 (30 minutes is always halfway) 8o 9o 5o R T 4o 3o

5. How do you write coordinates?
25o 13’= twenty five degrees and 13 minutes
TASK ONE:
How many minutes are equivalent to ¼ degree?
How many minutes are equivalent to ¾ of a degree?
TASK TWO:
Work out the latitude and longitude coordinates including minutes for the South Island towns on your map