Latitude and Longitude Exercise #2                                NAME: ______________________
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Use your Atlas to locate the large cities at each of the points below. Then print the name of each city and its country in the spaces. For the United States and Canada, give the state or province. The first letters of the cities will now spell the name of an important spot in the Pacific Ocean. Write its name in this sentence and state its significance.

The __ __ __ __ __ __ __   __ __ __ __ __ __ is _______________________________________

1. 38* South, 145 * East        __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __, _______________________________

2. 6* North, 0* Longitude      __ __ __ __ __, _________________________________________

3. 42* North, 13* East          __ __ __ __, ____________________________________________

4. 41* North, 29* East          __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __, __________________________________

5. 38*North, 24* East           __ __ __ __ __ __, _______________________________________

6.30* North, 90* West         __ __ __     __ __ __ __ __ __ __, ___________________________

7. 17* North, 100* West      __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __, __________________________________

8. 36* North, 52* East         __ __ __ __ __ __ __, _____________________________________

9. 23* South, 43* West        __ __ __    __ __    __ __ __ __ __ __ __, _____________________

10. 54* North, 113* West    __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __, __________________________________

11. 55* North, 82* East       __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __, ___________________________

12. 30* North, 31* East      __ __ __ __ __, ___________________________________________

13. 21* North,158* West   __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __, ____________________________________

Use your Atlas to find the following information.

14. Give the Latitude and Longitude of Halifax? ________________________________________

15. Name another city in some other country that is located at approximately the same latitude as
Halifax. _____________________________________________

16. Name another city in some other country that is located at approximately the same longitude as
Halifax. _____________________________________________