Pinpointing your place is extremely easy on the world map if you exactly know the latitude and longitude geographical coordinates of your city, state or country. With the help of these virtual lines, ...

(No wonder it's been so quickly replaced by the satellite-dependent Global Positioning System ... ago the sun was overhead at this latitude at 0 degrees longitude. In those three hours, the ...

If I want to see where a place is in the world, I just need to look at where the lines cross, and read the numbers. Ah, there he is! Latitude is 32 degrees south, and longitude is 115 degrees east.