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-- Each meridian ( 'line' ) of longitude represents all of the infinite number of points on the Earth's surface that have that one specific longitude. -- Each parallel ( 'line' ) of latitude represents all of the infinite number of points on the Earth's surface that have that one specific latitude.
Longitude and latitude are coordinates used to describe the location of points on the earth's surface. Since the planet Venus is not located on the earth's surface, its location can't be described by any combination of latitude and longitude.
The answer is Longitude.
A parallel or "line" of latitude is the collection of all points on earth that have the same single latitude. It circles the earth in an east/west direction, parallel to the equator, and cuts across all longitudes. A meridian or "line" of longitude is the collection of all points on earth that have the same single longitude. It joins the north and south poles, and cuts across all parallels of latitude.
At those points on the surface of the Earth, a degree is approximately 69 miles.
The lines used to measure distances north and south of the equator are latitude lines. They include the equator (0 degrees latitude) and equidistant circles between the equator and the poles. Latitude lines represent the surface points having the same angle from the equator, and planes perpendicular to the Earth's north-south axis.
The lines used to measure distances north and south of the equator are latitude lines. They include the equator (0 degrees latitude) and equidistant circles between the equator and the poles. Latitude lines represent the surface points having the same angle from the equator, and planes perpendicular to the Earth's north-south axis.
No. The latitude of a point on Earth is the angle on the surface starting at the equator and measuring north or south to the point of interest. All points on Earth that have the same latitude form a line that displays east-west on a map or globe.
"Longitude" and "latitude" are the coordinates used primarily in the system of locating points on the earth's surface. Even when that generalization doesn't hold, they're only applicable to the location of points on the surface of another sphere. There's no way to use that kind of system to locate a planet.
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