Hong Kong International Airport:Physical Characteristics
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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.