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Geography Points of Interest with Latitude & Longitude

Learn about landforms with precise coordinates like the Grand Canyon, English Channel, Cliffs of Dover, and more around the world.

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Geography Points of Interest with Latitude & Longitude

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  1. What do the Subdivisions of Longitude and Latitude stand for. An example would be 21° 18′ 41″ N, 157° 47′ 47″ .

  2. 37° 49′ 7.59″ N, 122° 28′ 42.29″ W Location - California Bay - part of a body of salt water that reaches into the land; usually smaller than a gulf. San Francisco Bay

  3. 36° 6′ 0″ N, 112° 6′ 0″ W Location - Arizona Canyon - narrow valley with steep sides; usually created by erosion Grand Canyon

  4. 41° 41′ 20″ N, 70° 17′ 49″ W Location - Massachusetts Cape – point of land that extends into a river, lake, or ocean. Cape Cod

  5. 50° 11′ 1″ N, 0° 31′ 52″ W Location – separates England from northern France Channel – a narrow deep waterway connecting two larger bodies of water; the deepest part of the waterway. English Channel

  6. 50° 11′ 1″ N, 0° 31′ 52″ W Location – England Cliff – a high, steep slope of rock or soil. Cliffs of Dover

  7. Location – Asia Continent – one of the seven large landmasses on earth.

  8. 30° 54′ 0″ N, 31° 7′ 0″ E Location – Egypt Delta – land built up by deposits of sand and silt at the mouth of some rivers Nile River Delta

  9. 45° 56′ 12.6″ N, 7° 52′ 1.4″ E Location – Switzerland Glacier – a large body of slow moving ice which alters the land around it through displacement.

  10. 25° 0′ 0″ N, 90° 0′ 0″ W Location – Central America Gulf – part of a sea or ocean that reaches into land; usually larger than a bay. Gulf of Mexico

  11. 21° 18′ 41″ N, 157° 47′ 47″ Location – Hawaiian Islands Island – an area of land completely surrounded by water. Maui

  12. 37° 56′ 29″ N, 22° 59′ 16″ E Location – Greece Isthmus – narrow strip of land with water on both sides connecting two larger pieces of land. Isthmus of Corinth

  13. 28° 0′ 0″ N, 82° 0′ 0″ E Location – Bhutan, Tibet, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Burma, Afghanistan Mountain Range - a long chain of mountains; a row of connected mountains Himalayas

  14. 20° 0′ 0″ S, 80° 0′ 0″ E Location – Africa, Asia, Australia Ocean - largest body of salt water; these cover 3/4 of the earth's surface. Indian Ocean

  15. 41° 54′ 0″ N, 12° 30′ 0″ E Location – Italy Peninsula - piece of land that extends into a body of water and is surrounded on three sides by water. Italian Peninsula

  16. 44° 30′ 0″ N, 100° 0′ 0″ W Location - Midwest – United States Plain - a broad, flat or gently rolling area; usually low in elevation. The Great Plains

  17. 22° 0′ 0″ N, 38° 0′ 0″ E Location – Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Sudan Sea - a large body of water, usually salt water, partly or completely surrounded by land Red Sea

  18. 35° 58′ 18″ N, 5° 29′ 9″ W Location – Connects the Atlantic Ocean to the Mediterranean Sea Strait - a narrow waterway connecting two larger bodies of water. Strait of Gibraltar

  19. 37° 38′ 33″ N, 14° 11′ 34″ E Location – Sicily, Italy Volcano - a cone shaped mountain formed out of rock or ash thrown up from inside the earth, frequently with an opening or depression at the top. Stromboli

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