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Longitude measures the angle east or west of the Prime Meridian. It's not a measure of distance.
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What does longitude on a map measures?
The distance east or west of the Prime Meridian.
Which lines measure distance of the prime meridian?
Longitude measures the distance east and west of the prime meridian.
What is used to measure distance from the equator?
longitude and lattitude. longitude measures north and south of the prime merridian lattitude measures east and west of the equator
What does latitude and longitude measure?
Location of a point on the surface of the earth.
Measures difference east and west from the prime meridian?
Longitude
What measures distance east to west of prime meridian?
longitude
What does longitude on a map measures?
The distance east or west of the Prime Meridian.
Which lines measure distance of the prime meridian?
Longitude measures the distance east and west of the prime meridian.
Measures distance east and west from prime meridian?
longitude lines are east and westlatitude are north and south
What is used to measure distance from the equator?
longitude and lattitude. longitude measures north and south of the prime merridian lattitude measures east and west of the equator
What does latitude and longitude measure?
Location of a point on the surface of the earth.
Does longitude measure the time?
Longitude measures the angular distance of a place east or west of the meridian at Greenwich, England, or west of the standard meridian of a celestial object, usually expressed in degrees and minutes.
Measures difference east and west from the prime meridian?
Longitude
What is the difference between a latitude-longitude map and a military grid reference system map?
Latitude measures the distance from East to West. Longitude measures the distance from North to South. As for Military Grid, it shows a location/object on the map and, what Latitude and Longitude line that location/object is on.
What lines measures distance east and west of the prime meridian?
Longitude lines. They are also called meridians.
What is the distance west or east of the prime meridian is what?
Longitude is measured in degrees east or west.
Distance east and west from the prime meridian?
The longitude of a location is its angle east or west of the Prime Meridian.
