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What are the longitude lines to the left of the prime meridian called?
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The lines to the left of the prime meridian are negative.
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Distance east and west from the prime meridian?
The longitude of a location is its angle east or west of the Prime Meridian.
What are called the lines of longitude?
The prime meridian.
What are the major lines of longitude called?
The prime meridian.
What lines measures distance east and west of the prime meridian?
Longitude lines. They are also called meridians.
What are lines of also longitude called?
Longitude is the best term, but sometimes meridian is used. The line of longitude at zero degrees is the Prime Meridian.
These are vertical lines parallel to the prime meridian?
Vertical lines parallel to the prime meridian are lines of longitude.
How is the Prime Meridian measured lines of latitude or longitude?
The so-called 'lines' of longitude are also called 'meridians'. The Prime Meridian is a line of longitude. It's the line made out of all the points on Earth whose longitude is zero.
What is the starting point for measuring lines of longitude called?
The Prime Meridian (long) The Equator (lat)
Why most time zones follow the prime meridian not the lines of longitude?
The prime meridian is a line of longitude
What is the highest longitude lines?
Prime meridian
Are the lines of longitude also called meridians?
Yes, lines of longitude are also known as meridians. For example: 0° longitude is the the prime meridian.
What is another name for longitude lines?
another name for a line of longitude is meridian.
