Question

If you were h.alfway between the equator and the South Pole and one-quarter of the way around Earth to the west of the Prime Meridian. what would be your latitude and lonsitude?

Answer 1

Answer:

latitude: 45 S

longitude: 90 W

Explanation:

Our planet has been divided with imaginary lines created by the humans, lines called longitude lines and latitude lines. The purpose of them both is better navigation, counting the time, determining absolute locations etc. The longitude lines are vertical, running from north to south, with Greenwich being the starting point for measuring east and west. The latitude lines are horizontal, running from east to west, with the Equator being the starting point for measuring north and south.

• In this case, we are locking for a point that is halfway from the Equator to the South Pole, and one quarter of the way around the Earth to the west.

• There are 180 degrees of latitude, 90 south and 90 north, so halfway toward the South Pole would be 45 degrees south. There are 360 degrees of longitude, so one quarter of it will be 90 degrees west.

• This location will be west of the southern part of South America, and slightly south from the Easter Islands, in the Pacific Ocean.

Answer 2

Answer:

45 degrees South and 90 degrees West is the respective latitude and longitude.

Explanation:

The inclination towards the Equator value is 0 degrees. South pole will be 90 degrees to the equator. So, halfway between the equator and the South pole will be 90/2 = 45 degrees South.

The angle around the Earth will be 360 degrees. One-quarter of the way around the Earth will be 360/4 = 90 degrees, as it is to the West of the Prime Meridian, the longitude will be 90 degrees West of the Prime Meridian.