1. Latitude and Longitude
VAV 2004

2. Latitude and Longitude….
Longitude lines
run up and down the map
measured in degrees
East and West of the Greenwich Meridian
they converge at the Poles
they are all the same length
Latitude lines
run across the map
measured in degrees
North and South of the Equator. Northern and Southern hemispheres
they are parallel
decrease in length towards the Poles

3. Important Lines of Latitude and Longitude

4. Sun does not rise on 21 June
Time goes behind
Time goes ahead
West 0º
East
180º
North
Sun does not rise on 21 Dec
66½º
Arctic Circle
Tropic of Cancer
Sun overhead 21 June
23½º
Equator 0º
Sun overhead 21 December
23½º
Tropic of Capricorn
International Date Line
Greenwich Meridian
Antarctic Circle
Sun does not rise on 21 June
66½º
South