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What do the lines of latitude and longitude mean since they are not visible?
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∙ 14y ago
Lines of latitude and longitude are only shown only maps so as to help people navigate and pinpoint places on Earth with more accuracy.
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Where can you see latitude and longitude?
You can see latitude and longitude on maps and globes, since they are imaginary lines that cannot be seen on the surface of Earth.
North Pole and South Pole line is longitude or latitude?
Both poles are noted as 90 degrees. At the poles, all lines of longitude meet. You could say that the poles, then, are indicated as 90 degrees of latitude, but since there is no longitude, latitude can be assumed.
How many miles apart are 175 west longitude and 179 east longitude?
There is no way to tell. Their precise latitude locations would enable this computation. Note that unlike N and S latitude lines, which have a fixed distance between degree lines, the spacing between longitude lines varies greatly with latitude. Close to the poles, there is practically no distance between 175° W and 179° E -- at the equator, the lines are separated by about 360 nautical miles, which is about 414.3 miles or 666.7 kilometers.
Which capital city is located at 15 degrees latitude and 100 degrees longitude?
Since you did not specify the directions of the latitude and longitude lines, the best assumption would be 15 degrees north latitude and 100 degrees east longitude. However, there is no capital city located there, and none at the other combinations. It is actually Chainat province in Thailand.
How are the lines of latitude and longitude alike?
A few similarities include:-- Both are sets of imaginary lines. You may be standing exactly on one, ordriving, sailing or flying over it, but you see no line there.-- Both are loci (locuses) of constant angles. One is a locus of constant latitude,the other is a locus of constant longitude.-- Both are markers of angles corresponding to the familiar, ordinary, everydaypolar coordinate system.-- Both are almost universally misunderstood.-- There is no limit to the number of either set. There are potentially an infinite numberof longitude lines, since a line may be drawn at any longitude. And there are potentiallyan infinite number of latitude lines, since a line may be drawn at any latitude.-- Every member of one set intersects ALL of the members of the other set.-- Both may or may not be printed on any given globe or map. It's the publisher's choice.-- When they are printed on a map or globe, the interval between lines is also completelyup to the publisher.A few differences include:-- All longitude lines intersect, but no latitude lines intersect.-- Latitude lines are complete circles, but longitude lines are semi-circles.-- Latitude lines are all parallel, but no two longitude lines are parallel.-- All longitude lines are 1/2 of a great circle of the Earth, but only one latitude line(the equator) is a great circle of the Earth.-- All longitude lines are the same length, but for each latitude line, there is onlyone other that has the same length.-- Longitude lines are all centered on the Earth's center, but latitude lines are allcentered somewhere on the Earth's axis.
What is the point called when latitude and longitude lines touch?
There is no term for where "latitude and longitude meet" since they are not absolutely defined points or lines; instead, they are coordinates which must be used in tandem to define a point and can vary over any part of the earth's surface (or any object which is given a system of latitude and longitude).
Where lines of latitude and longitude intersect is called?
From largest to smallest, the labels are:Degrees (°)Minutes (')Seconds (")The numbers are always followed by a hemispheric notation, either N for Northern or S for Southern (longitude) and E for Eastern or W for Western hemisphere (latitude).
What is it called when lines of longitude and latitude cross?
There's no standard set of "lines", and there's no particular word that describes the intersection of a latitude and a longitude, since every one latitude intersects every possible longitude on Earth, and vice-versa. The crossing of a longitude 'line' and a latitude 'line', and their numbers, is exactly how any one specific point on the Earth's surface is located and described.
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.
What is the relationship between lines of longitude and latitude?
they are both imaginary lines that run round the earth, to show where a point is on the earths surface. the unit to show these are degrees. latitude are lines running across the earth and longitude are lines running down the earth. an easy way to remember this- lAtitude goes Across(they both have letter a) lOngitude does dOwn"(they both have o)
What is the longitude and latitude of planet Venus'?
Longitude and latitude are coordinates used to describe the location of points on the earth's surface. Since the planet Venus is not located on the earth's surface, its location can't be described by any combination of latitude and longitude.
What are the most imortant lines of latitude and longitude?
A 'line' can be drawn on a map or globe at any longitude or any latitude.There is no standard set of 'lines'.To me, I'd say the most important ones are the parallel of 42.0363° north latitudeand the meridian of 87.7208° west longitude, since those are the ones that bringme [close to] home at night.
