Activity 2E: Latitude and Longitude on Topographic Maps

  • Due Jan 10, 2021 by 11:59pm
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Latitude and Longitude on Topographic Maps

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Map of the Lassen Peak area of California.

Figure 2.26: A topographic map of the Lassen Peak Quadrangle (2018) (Public Domain, USGS Links to an external site., modified by Chloe Branciforte).

  1. Identify the latitude and longitude of Point A (Brokeoff Meadows) on the Lassen Peak Quadrangle (Figure 2.26). Hint: be sure to write as, degrees, minutes, seconds.
    • Latitude:
    • Longitude:
  2. Identify the latitude and longitude of Point B (Lassen Peak) on the Lassen Peak Quadrangle. Hint: be sure to write as, degrees, minutes, seconds.
    • Latitude:
    • Longitude:
  3. Identify the latitude and longitude of Point C (Bumpass Hell) on the Lassen Peak Quadrangle. Hint: be sure to write as, degrees, minutes, seconds.
    • Latitude:
    • Longitude:
  4. Identify the latitude and longitude of Point D on the Lassen Peak Quadrangle. Hint: be sure to write as, degrees, minutes, seconds.
    • Latitude:
    • Longitude:
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