Coordinates

Latitude:Is the distance from the equator to a point in the map.

Longitude: is the distance from the greenwich meridian 0º to a point in the earth.

 

The Geographical coordinates tell the exact location of a place.It is the latitude and the longitude of a point

of the map. (Example) Madrid :40º N, 3ºW.

 

                                                             Aprox coordinates

  Madrid: 40º N, 3ºW.

  Rome: 42ºN , 10ºE.

  New york: 41ºN , 73ºW.

  L.A: 31ºN , 115ºN.

  Rio de janeiro: 20ºS , 42ºW.

  Edimburgh: 55ºN , 4ºW.

  Athens: 38ºN , 22ºE.

  Cape town: 31ºS , 21ºW.

  Shangai: 31ºN , 129ºS.

  Melbourne: 35ºS , 142ºE.