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Distance between Cairo, Egypt and Cape Town, South Africa, as the crow flies:
4467 miles (7189 km) (3882 nautical miles) .
Initial heading from Cairo to Cape Town:
south-southwest (191.8 degrees)
Initial heading from Cape Town to Cairo:
north-northeast (12.3 degrees)
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Which way are North and south America moving towards?
So the direction and speed of plate motion is measured with the assumption that the Africa plate is stationary. Using this standard North and South America is moving west away from Africa.
Is Africa closer to South America or Australia?
Africa is closer to South America than it is to Australia.
What continent is the farthest away from Canada?
Antarctica is the continent away from Canada. This is in North America.
What is the two closest continent to Hawaii?
The two closest continents to Hawaii are North America and Asia. North America is about 2,500 miles away, while Asia is around 3,850 miles away from Hawaii.
If the North Pole was tilted away from the sun what season would it be in South Africa?
Summer
How is the earths axis tillted when it is winter for south America?
North america is pointed away from the sun so that makes it winter in the south because its the farthest away from the heat
What is located north of north America?
North America is located in the Western Hemisphere. It is bordered by the Atlantic to the east and Pacific by the west. It is also bordered by the continent of South America to the south, and Asia is just miles away in the northwest.
Describe the direction each continent moved to get from pangaea to its present position?
During the Permian era was the unified Pangea. During the Triassic period, North America drifted west, Africa stayed in the same general area and the Poles (north and south) moved. In the Jurassic there was further spitting, with the Cretaceous period South America broke away from Africa and today the splits are even more distinct.
Is Central America in Australia?
No. Australia is in the South Pacific ocean. Central America is thousands of miles away from Australia.
How far away is north Africa from North Carolina?
about 10,000 miles to the far south, (around there)
Is North America close to Europe?
no North America is not far away from Europe
Why is the bottom of South America cold?
Because the southern tip of South America is not far away from the northern tip of Antarctica. Remember, in the Southern Hemisphere, it is gradually colder the further south you get, not north.
