Every time you move east or west, even an inch or less, your longitude changes.
Latitude: East-west Longitude: North-south
Kind of close, I guess, on the scale of countries and continents. -- The difference between the longitudes of Moscow and Jerusalem is about 2.4° . -- From Jerusalem, you have to travel about 140 miles east to reach the longitude of Moscow. -- From Moscow, you have to travel about 93 miles west to reach the longitude of Jerusalem.
The Earth rotates at the rate of roughly 15 degrees of longitude per hour.
Yes.
If you travel along a line of longitude from the South Pole, you would travel directly northwards.
Latitude: East-west Longitude: North-south
Longitude lines connect the North and South Poles and measure distances east or west of Greenwich.
Kind of close, I guess, on the scale of countries and continents. -- The difference between the longitudes of Moscow and Jerusalem is about 2.4° . -- From Jerusalem, you have to travel about 140 miles east to reach the longitude of Moscow. -- From Moscow, you have to travel about 93 miles west to reach the longitude of Jerusalem.
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France is 80 n latitude 140 w longitude
The Earth rotates at the rate of roughly 15 degrees of longitude per hour.
southwest
Yes.
If you travel along a line of longitude from the South Pole, you would travel directly northwards.
If you travel all the way around the earth without touching the north or south pole, then you travel through 360 degrees of longitude. They're labeled (zero -- 180) east and (zero -- 180) west.
0degrees n. Latitude, 0 degrees Longitude