How to Calculate Absolute
Location
Department of Geography
GGH1501
Permission to use and adapt the PowerPoint slide originally developed for second year students was given
by Mnr AC Vlok and Mnr J Immelman
, Let us first recap
• One way of indicating absolute location is by referring to
the degrees of latitude and longitude of a place - the
geographical coordinate system
• The units of measurement used are:
– Degrees
– Minutes
– Seconds
• It should always be indicated which direction the latitude
and longitude is from the origin
• Latitude should be indicated as North or South,
and longitude as East or West of the origin (0º,0º)
Location
Department of Geography
GGH1501
Permission to use and adapt the PowerPoint slide originally developed for second year students was given
by Mnr AC Vlok and Mnr J Immelman
, Let us first recap
• One way of indicating absolute location is by referring to
the degrees of latitude and longitude of a place - the
geographical coordinate system
• The units of measurement used are:
– Degrees
– Minutes
– Seconds
• It should always be indicated which direction the latitude
and longitude is from the origin
• Latitude should be indicated as North or South,
and longitude as East or West of the origin (0º,0º)
