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Every meridian of longitude joins the north and south poles. If any of them are
longer or shorter than others, it's only because the Earth is not a perfect sphere.
On a spherical globe, they're all exactly the same length.
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The length of a degree of longitude is the same at any latitude true or false?
False.
Why length of longitudes the same?
Every meridian of longitude connects the same two points . . . the north and south poles.
Is 180 degrees east is the longest longitude?
All meridians of longitude have the same nominal length. However, at any given longitude, the meridian of 180° East longitude is the one farthest from the Prime Meridian. Perhaps that's what you had in mind.
A line of longitude is a measurement of what direction?
All lines of longitude have the same length. Each one is 1/2 of the earth's polar circumference ... roughly 12,437.6 miles. (rounded)
Why are lines of longitude always the same length?
A Longitude line always runs from Pole to Pole which is the same distance anywhere on Earth. On the other hand, Latitude lines get shorter the farther North or South of the Equator they are.
Is the length of the degree of longitude the same at any latitude?
No.
What is the longest line of longitude?
The longest line of longitude is the prime meridian, which runs from the North Pole to the South Pole. It has a length of 20,014 km (12,430 miles).
Which lines of longitude and latitude vary in length?
-- All meridians of longitude have the same length ... they all join the north and south poles. -- Each parallel of north latitude has the same length as the parallel at the equal south latitude, but no other one.
What is a fact about longitude?
londirtude is lond and latitude is fat Lines of longitude all run North/South and are all the same length.
What are some features of lines of longitude?
They're all the same length, they converge at the poles.
The length of a degree of longitude is the same at any latitude true or false?
False.
Why length of longitudes the same?
Every meridian of longitude connects the same two points . . . the north and south poles.
Is 180 degrees east is the longest longitude?
All meridians of longitude have the same nominal length. However, at any given longitude, the meridian of 180° East longitude is the one farthest from the Prime Meridian. Perhaps that's what you had in mind.
A line of longitude is a measurement of what direction?
All lines of longitude have the same length. Each one is 1/2 of the earth's polar circumference ... roughly 12,437.6 miles. (rounded)
Which is r?
All lines of longitude run from North pole to South pole, and are all the same length.
Why does the length of the parallel decreases towards the pole?
You may be thinking of the distance between lines of longitude. The length of the lines of latitude decrease because the Earth is round, so the length of the line is shorter at the poles than it is at the Equator. The distance between the lines of longitude is shorter as you move toward the poles, again, because the Earth is round. All lines of longitude are the same length.
Which set of lines latitude or longitude are the same length?
The meridian of every longitude joins the north and south poles, so it's roughly 12,450 miles long.
