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The antipode of any location on Earth is the point on the opposite side of the planet. So the antipode of New York City is in the Indian Ocean off Perth, Western Australia. What are the terrestrial coordinates of this Indian Ocean location? (1) 41° north, 74° west (2) 41° north, 74° east (3)41° south, 74° west (4) 41° south, 74° east

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Answer:

The correct option is;

(4) 41° south and 74° east

Step-by-step explanation:

The terrestrial coordinates of New York City, is given from an online resource as (latlong website) as 40° 43' 50.1960'' N and 73° 56' 6.8712'' W which is approximately 41° N and 74° W, therefore, given that the antipode of a point is directly located on the opposite side of the point, and that the antipode of New York City is the Indian Ocean, we have that the coordinates of the Indian Ocean will be obtained by changing the direction of measurement to the opposite directions as follows;

New York City Terrestrial Coordinate (approximate)
{} Antipode

41° N and 74° W
{} 41° S and 74° E

Therefore, the coordinates of the Indian ocean are 41° S and 74° E

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