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Each 'meridian' is a line of constant longitude.
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∙ 11y ago
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∙ 11y agoIt's the line formed by the points on Earth
at zero longitude and every latitude.
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∙ 9y agoNo. They are another name for longitude lines.
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∙ 11y agoLines of constant latitude are often called "parallels" of latitude.
"Meridians" are lines of constant longitude.
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∙ 14y agoLongitude
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What lines of latitude can also be called?
meridian :D LoL
Another name for latitude lines is?
Lines of longitudes are also called Meridians. These vertical lines are drawn from the North to South poles.The meridian through Greenwich, England, called the Prime Meridian, was set at zero degrees of longitude. The meridian on the opposite side of the earth from Greenwich is called the International Date Line (IDL), which is at roughly 180° longitude.
What are lines of also longitude called?
Longitude is the best term, but sometimes meridian is used. The line of longitude at zero degrees is the Prime Meridian.
What is the single word used for lines of latitude?
"parallels" of latitude
What direction does latitude lines or meridian lines go?
East to west
What can lines of latitude be called?
meridian :D LoL
What lines of latitude can also be called?
meridian :D LoL
What is meant by meridian in geography?
In geography, a meridian is a line of longitude that runs from the North Pole to the South Pole and measures the east-west position of a point on the Earth's surface. The Prime Meridian, located at 0 degrees longitude, is the starting point from which all other meridians are measured.
Another name for latitude lines is?
Lines of longitudes are also called Meridians. These vertical lines are drawn from the North to South poles.The meridian through Greenwich, England, called the Prime Meridian, was set at zero degrees of longitude. The meridian on the opposite side of the earth from Greenwich is called the International Date Line (IDL), which is at roughly 180° longitude.
What are lines of also longitude called?
Longitude is the best term, but sometimes meridian is used. The line of longitude at zero degrees is the Prime Meridian.
Are lines of latitude also called meridians?
From what I can remember, the latitude line located at 0 is the meridian line. But I can be wrong
Lines of latitude and lines of longitude are perpendicular to?
Every meridian of longitude is perpendicular to every parallel of latitude, and every parallel of latitude is perpendicular to every meridian of longitude.
Another name for latitude lines?
Meridian
What is the single word used for lines of latitude?
"parallels" of latitude
What direction does latitude lines or meridian lines go?
East to west
What do meridian lines measure?
They measure latitude & Longitude.
What is the other name for line?
The imaginary semi-circular "lines" of constant longitude are "meridians". The imaginary full-circular "lines" of constant latitude are "parallels".
