September 27, 2015

Continents, lines of latitude and longitude, oceans and ocean currents

Continents: Asia, Africa, Europe, North America, South America, Australasia Important Lines of Latitude Arctic Circle; Tropic of Cancer, Equator; Tropic of Capricorn, Antarctic Circle Important Lines of Longitude : Greenwich Meridian (0o), International Date Line (Note that both of these lines of longitude are important in time calculations.) Oceans:  Atlantic Ocean, Indian Ocean, […]
September 27, 2015

Seas, gulfs, bays and straits

September 27, 2015

Canals, navigable rivers and ports

  The map may look crowded but remember you can zoom in on any section of the map to enlarge it. Canals              1. Suez Canal (links the Red Sea to the Mediterranean Sea,and is part of the major shjpping route between Asia and Europe.) 2. Panama Canal (links […]
September 27, 2015

Europe

 Europe Water Bodies 1. English Channel and Straits of Dover 2. Turkish Straits (Dardanelles, Sea of Marmara, Bosphorus) 3. Straits of Gibraltar 4. Suez Canal 5. Red Sea 6. Arabian (Persian) Gulf 7. North Atlantic Ocean 8. North Sea 9. Baltic Sea 10. Adriatic Sea 11. Black Sea 12. Mediterranean Sea Ports AL       Algeciras (Spain) F          […]
September 27, 2015

Test yourself: Continents

1       A ship steams from St Petersburg to San Francisco on the west coast of North America via Panama Canal, and from there, via the shortest route to Singapore. 1.1  Name all the seas, oceans, etc, through which she will pass during the entire voyage. 1.2  On this […]