Understanding Latitude and Longitude for Precise Location Determination on Earth

Latitude and longitude are used to determine locations on the Earth's surface.

Latitude lines run from the North Pole to the South Pole and measure how far north or south a location is.

Longitude lines run from the Prime Meridian to the International Date Line and measure how far east or west a location is.

There are lines of longitude called meridians that run from the North Pole to the South Pole, with the first one running through Greenwich, England.

The line of longitude that runs through Greenwich is known as the Prime Meridian or the zero meridian.

There are meridians at every degree of longitude, with 180 degrees east and 180 degrees west meeting in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.

🌍 The Earth is divided into 360 meridians.

🌐 There are lines called latitude circles that run parallel to the equator.

🌎 The equator is the latitude circle at 0° and the North Pole is at 90°.

🌍 There are a total of 180 latitude lines and 360 longitude lines on the Earth's grid.

🚢 Finding a ship in distress based on latitude and longitude alone can still be challenging.

📍 Each field on the grid is further divided into 60 minutes of arc for more precise location identification.

🌍 The video discusses the concept of latitude and longitude.

🧭 It explains how latitude and longitude are used to determine an exact location on the Earth's surface.

🗺️ The speaker gives an example of providing a specific location using latitude and longitude coordinates.