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, ...

In the world map above lines of latitude and longitude are used to determine direction Latitude is shown first and longitude is shown second, eg Manchester in the UK is at 53.5°N, 2.2°W.

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.