Locating places and features on a map using latitudes and longitudes
When giving the position of a place or features we start with the latitude and then longitude
Major Latitudes and Longitudes
Major longitude is called prime meridian also called Greenwich meridian.
In Africa it passes through:
• Ghana (Accra)
• Algeria
• Burkina Faso
• Mali
All other longitudes are measured and named from prime meridian up to 180 ̊ on both
sides.
Major latitude are 3 passing through Africa.
Equator 0 ̊ – divides Africa into two parts
It passes through.
1. Gabon
2. Congo
3. DR Congo
4. Uganda
5. Kenya
6. Somalia
Tropic of cancer 231/2 ̊ North of Equator
It passes through: -
1. Western Sahara
2. Mali
3. Mauritania
4. Algeria
5. Libya
6. Egypt
Tropic of Capricorn 231/2 ̊ South of Equator
It passes through:
1. Namibia
2. Botswana
3. South Africa
4. Mozambique
5. Madagascar
Other important lines of latitude are far from africa are:
Arctic circle 661/2 ̊N
Antarctic circle 661/2 ̊S
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