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through the Prime Meridian.

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Q: What distance do lines of longitude measure?
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What distance are lines of longitude used to show?

None. they are a measure of angular distance and not of linear distance.


Which lines measure distance of the prime meridian?

Longitude measures the distance east and west of the prime meridian.


What are the imaginary lines that measure distance on maps and globes?

east and west


What does latitude and longitude measure?

Location of a point on the surface of the earth.


Is longitude horizontal?

Lines of longitude are vertical but they measure horizontal distance(In degrees,not kilometers or miles)between Greenwich Mean Time(GMT) and you so the lines are vertical,not horizontal. However,longitude measures horizontal distance,not vertical distance.


Do the longitude lines on a globe measure the distance north and south or east and west?

They measure east and west


What lines measure distance east and west of the prime meridian on a globe or map?

All of the other meridians; the lines of longitude.


What distance are lines of longitude used to know?

None. The distances between the lines of longitude are a meaningless concept. These lines measure angular distance around the world around the equator. Each degree of longitude is approx 111 km at the equator and 0 km at the poles.


What are imaginary lines that run east to west and measure distance north and south of the equator called?

the answer is longitude and latitude lines


Do the lines of longitude on a globe measure the distance north and south or east and west?

east west


Do lines of longitude measure the distance of North and South or east and west on a globe?

east west


What do lines of latitude measure on earth?

Lines of latitude and longitude are used to form a grid encompassing the globe so that any position can be identified and located. Latitude is used to measure distance north and south of the equator, while longitude is used to measure distance east and west of the prime meridian.