How is the degree of longitude or latitude further subdivided?

Answer 1

20

Answer 2

Degrees of longitude or latitude can be further subdivided just like any other angle:

According to the resolution chosen,

They can be expressed:

• in degrees and decimal fractions of degrees,
• in degrees, minutes, and decimal fractions of minutes,
• Or in degrees, minutes, seconds, and decimal fractions of seconds.

Answer 3

Latitudes range from zero (the equator) to 90 degrees north (the north pole)

and 90 degrees south (the south pole).

Longitudes range from zero (on the Prime Meridian) to 180 degrees east and

180 degrees west (both on the same line, in the middle of the Pacific Ocean).

Answer 4

Degrees of latitude and longitude are divided into smaller units, known as minutes and seconds.

Answer 5

Lines of longitude converge at the poles into a point. Thus, one degree of longitude varies from about 111km at the equator to essentially the distance covered by a point at the poles.

Answer 6

Degrees of latitude and longitude can be further subdivided into minutes and seconds: there are 60 minutes (') per degree, and 60 seconds (") per minute.

Answer 7

degrees, minutes, seconds

Answer 8

In between the main lines, smaller lines are equal to 60 seconds=1 minute.