Earth Science 7-London, England

Monthly Averages:

January Avg Low: 5° Avg High: 8° Avg precip: 5.07 cm February Avg Low: 5° Avg High: 9° Avg precip: 3.99 cm March Avg Low: 6° Avg High: 12° Avg precip: 3.17 cm April Avg Low: 8° Avg High: 14° Avg precip: 4.62 cm May Avg Low: 10° Avg High: 18° Avg precip: 3.89 cm June Avg Low: 13° Avg High: 21° Avg precip: 4.64 cm July Avg Low: 15° Avg High: 23° Avg precip: 3.31 cm August Avg Low: 16° Avg High: 23° Avg precip: 4.36 cm September Avg Low: 13° Avg High: 20° Avg precip: 4.97 cm October Avg Low: 11° Avg High: 16° Avg precip: 7.07 cm November Avg Low: 8° Avg High: 11° Avg precip: 5.81 cm December Avg Low: 5° Avg High: 8° Avg precip: 5.69 cm

Climate

The climate of London is Mid-Latitude Wet( Cf and Df) (Maritime Tropical in summer and Maritime Polar in winter.)according to the Koppen Classification system.

The warm ocean currents coming up from the equator warm London so that it is warmer than it would be without these currents. London also has a low pressure zone which makes teh climate very rainy and muggy. latitude/longitude - 41.35 N latitude/72.11 W longitude.

 elevation  above sea level of London is 24 meters (78 feet and 8.88 inches)

A large body of water near London- would be the river Thames

Tectonic plate information

London is situated on the Eurasian plate. It is a distance of 1,253.86 miles from the boundary between the Eurasian plate and the North American Plate. It is nearest to the boundary between the Eurasian plate and the North American plate.

Geology

London is most likely built on sedimentary and metamorphic rock that was originally sedimentary. It is situated on the Thames river and so sediments probably accumulated over thousands of years and became the rock that it sits on today.

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