Find that place..  Find that content  Longitude, East is to the right, West is to the left of the Prime Meridian or 0 degrees  Latitude, North is going.

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Find that place.

 Find that content  Longitude, East is to the right, West is to the left of the Prime Meridian or 0 degrees  Latitude, North is going up, south is going down from the Equator.  60 degrees West, 30 degrees South  120 degrees East, 60 degrees North  0 degrees, 30 degrees North

 Find that country.  Longitude, East is to the right, West is to the left of the Prime Meridian or 0 degrees  Latitude, North is going up, south is going down from the Equator.  105 degrees West, 20 degrees North  120 degrees East, 30 degrees South  60 degrees East, 30 degrees North

 Find that city.  Longitude, East is to the right, West is to the left of the Prime Meridian or 0 degrees  Latitude, North is going up, south is going down from the Equator.  123 degrees West, 47 degrees North  20 degrees East, 35 degrees South  31 degrees East, 30 degrees North