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What Desert is located at 23 degrees south and 20 degrees east?
The Sahara Desert is the legendary desert located in the north region of the African continent.
What country is located at 23 S 31 E?
Mozambique
The 23rd parallel south is a circle of latitude that is 23 degrees south of the Earth’s equatorial plane, about 50 km north of the Tropic of Capricorn….Around the world.
| Co-ordinates | Country, territory or ocean | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 23°0′S 31°30′E | Mozambique | |
| 23°0′S 35°34′E | Indian Ocean | Mozambique Channel |
| 23°0′S 43°29′E | Madagascar |
What city is 26 degrees south 28 degrees east?
The location is in an area of new suburban development, in the town of Sandton, now part of Greater Johannesburg.
Is the latitude 90 degrees north or 90 degrees south?
Draw a lot of these lines and you will see something like this: 90 degrees north and 90 degrees south are are actually just points, not circles. Notice that each latitude is parallel to all others.
Which is the angle east or west around the Earth?
Longitude is the angle east or west around the earth, just like latitude is the angle north and south. Longitude lines are called meridians. For latitudes, we have two fixed points – the north and south poles – that we use as end points. But, going around the earth, there is no start or stop, it just keeps spinning and spinning.
How many seconds are in a degree of latitude?
Every degree of latitude or longitude is sub-divided into 60 minutes, which in turn is sub-divided into 60 seconds. Sometimes, for greater accuracy, the seconds are specified with a decimal fraction.
Are there any cities in the world that are 50 degrees west?
Seriously, check the map! The only non-Brazilian place at 50 degrees West is the tiny and remote Qaqortoq, Greenland. Locations in the North and South are best known for their extremes. The poles are each covered in snow year round, so expect cold temperatures in these cities to the far North and South.