Hong Kong International Airport:Physical Characteristics

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Absolute Location paragraph To 4ind the absolute location of the Hong Kong International Airport, we must need to know how to read the coordinates and learn the terms. The earth is round, so it is divided into 365 degrees like any circles, each degree is divided into 60 minutes each minute into 60 seconds. (The units should be accepted, as measurements not time). Latitude is the minutes and seconds of a point from north to south of the equator. Longitude is the minutes and seconds of a point from east to west of the Prime (Greenwich) Meridian. Lines of longitude are often re4ined as meridians. For example the absolute location of Hong Kong International Airport is 22°18’32’’N and 113°54’52’’E. Furthermore 22° and 133° stands for degrees, 18’ and 54’ stands for minutes, 32’’ and 52’’ stands for seconds then N and E stands for North and East. The E113 degrees 54’ relates to just over 113 degrees to the east of the Prime Meridian at a location in Brazil, but putting 22°18’32’’N on the coordinate can make the location move 30cm away to Hong Kong. Using the coordinate can help people to 4ind the location easier if they just type the coordinates on GPS and 4inding on the map instead of looking the relative location.

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Absolute Location paragraphTo 4ind the absolute location of the Hong Kong International Airport, we 

must need to know how to read the coordinates and learn the terms. 

The earth is round, so it is divided into 365 degrees like any circles, each 

degree is divided into 60 minutes each minute into 60 seconds. (The 

units should be accepted, as measurements not time). Latitude is the 

minutes and seconds of a point from north to south of the equator. 

Longitude is the minutes and seconds of a point from east to west of the 

Prime (Greenwich) Meridian. Lines of longitude are often re4ined as 

meridians. For example the absolute location of Hong Kong 

International Airport is 22°18’32’’N and 113°54’52’’E.  Furthermore 22° 

and 133° stands for degrees, 18’ and 54’ stands for minutes, 32’’ and 52’’ 

stands for seconds then N and E stands for North and East. The E113 

degrees 54’ relates to just over 113 degrees to the east of the Prime 

Meridian at a location in Brazil, but putting 22°18’32’’N on the 

coordinate can make the location move 30cm away to Hong Kong. Using 

the coordinate can help people to 4ind the location easier if they just 

type the coordinates on GPS and 4inding on the map instead of looking 

the relative location.