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13y ago
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13y ago

Latitude of a place is the measure of how far north or south it is from the equator.

Longitude of a place is the measure of how far east or west it is from a line on the earth

that's accepted as the starting line.

Since these measurements are on the curved surface of a sphere, they're measured in angles.

Every latitude is between zero and 90 degrees, along with 'north' or 'south' to tell which direction

it's measured from the equator. Every longitude is between zero and 180 degrees, along with

'east' or 'west' to tell which direction it's measured from the starting line.

With those two numbers, you can describe the location of every point on earth.

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12y ago
  • Longitude:
  • Longitude run in north to south direction.
  • Longitude intersect each other.
  • Latitude:
  • Latitude run in east to west direction.
  • Latitudes are parallel to each other.
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10y ago

Latitude, and its close cousin longitude, have several characteristic features. One of

the most striking is the fact that they are almost universally misunderstood.

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1y ago

They run from East to West

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