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Degrees, minutes and seconds are the traditional units. Increasingly decimal notation is taking over.
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What units do we use for latitude lines?
degrees
Is there a metric version of longitude and latitude?
No. Latitude and longitude are angles, and angles have no physical units. So the numbers are the same regardless of what system of units you like.
What are the three units of measure in which latitude and longitude are given?
The three units of measure in which latitude and longitude are given are: degrees (°), minutes ('), and seconds ('').
Longitutde and latitude are measured in?
Longitude and latitude are angles, so it is fitting that they be described in units of angle.
Latitude is a location north or south of the equator measured in the units of?
Latitude and longitude are angles, and are stated in degrees and fractions of degrees.
What is the latitude and longitude in degrees of?
Latitude and longitude are angles, since they represent arcs on the surface of a sphere (the Earth). Therefore they're described in units of angles.
In which units are latitude measured in?
Latitude is measured basically in Degrees, more specifically in Degrees and Minutes, and even more specifically Degrees, Minutes, and Seconds.
Why is latitude and longitude written in degree?
Latitude and longitude represent arcs on the surface of a sphere (the Earth), so they're angles, and they're described in angle units.
Each degree of latitude or longitude is divided into 60 smaller units called?
Minutes & seconds
Is there anything in common with the lines of longitude and latitude?
i suppose they're opposites and theyre both units in measure
How is the latitude and longitude system different to the x and y coordinates on a graph?
On a graph, 'x' and 'y' are marked and measured in length or distance units. Latitude and longitude are marked and measured in angles.
Is longitude measured in degrees?
The lines aren't measured at all, any more than the marks on a ruler need to be.It's the latitude and longitude that need to be measured, and lines are oftenprinted on maps in order to make the job easier. Latitude and Longitude are angles,so they're described in angle units, most commonly in degrees and fractions of degrees.If you see a line on a map, every point on the 'line' has the same latitude or the samelongitude, so there's nothing on the line to measure.
