Grade 7- Latitudes and Longitudes

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:

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