Longitude lines are the vertical lines on a map or globe that converge at the poles and are widest at the equator. The numbering of the lines starts at Greenwich, England with 00. It is called the prime meridian. From there, they go 1800 east and 1800 west, for a total of 360 degrees. They meet and form the International Date Line in the Pacific Ocean.
west to east
longitude and latitude.
Latitude lines go west and east of the prime meridian and longitude lines run north and south. hope that helps!
Global positional systems (GPS) work by triangulating your position based upon finding your longitude and latitude. A device will find longitude and latitude and the GPS will read that and translate it into maps.
The critical rule for reading a map to determine grid coordinates is to first determine the longitude (vertical lines) and then the latitude (horizontal lines) on the map that intersect at the point of interest. The grid coordinates are then expressed as a combination of the longitude and latitude lines.
it is easy if you can find a globe or a map of that country that numbers & shows the parallels of latitude as horizontal lines & the meridians of longitude as vertical lines most tho not all maps & globes do this so keep looking for one that does alternatively encyclopedia articles about countries usually give this information too but you may also need to read an article about how to understand & read latitude & longitude if these methods dont immediately work for you
The dotted lines along longitude and latitude are called meridians. This is there so that the map is easier to read.
To read latitude and longitude degrees, start with the latitude value, which indicates the north-south position and ranges from -90 degrees (South Pole) to +90 degrees (North Pole). Next, look at the longitude value, which indicates the east-west position and ranges from -180 degrees (International Date Line) to +180 degrees (Prime Meridian). The combination of these two values provides a specific location on the Earth's surface.
Dandenong is a suburb of Melbourne, Australia, located at 37.981° South latitude 145.215° East longitude. When I first read your question, I was startled, thinking you were referring to Dandong, the city in China where I've worked on several occasions, and had simply mis-typed it. Dandong is located at about 39.9996° North latitude 124.3547° East longitude.
The longitude is typically listed second, after the latitude. Except for computer input, though, it's not a hard and fast rule. Where the coordinates are to be read by a human being, it makes absolutely no difference which coordinate you list first, just as long as you clearly indicate which number is the latitude and which one is the longitude.
The longitude is typically listed second, after the latitude. Except for computer input, though, it's not a hard and fast rule. Where the coordinates are to be read by a human being, it makes absolutely no difference which coordinate you list first, just as long as you clearly indicate which number is the latitude and which one is the longitude.
The longitude is typically listed second, after the latitude. Except for computer input, though, it's not a hard and fast rule. Where the coordinates are to be read by a human being, it makes absolutely no difference which coordinate you list first, just as long as you clearly indicate which number is the latitude and which one is the longitude.