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What imaginary line on the globe do longitude lines measure?

Longitude lines measure how far (in degrees) you are East or West of the Prime Meridian (which is a longitude line that runs through Greenwich, England and is designated as 0° longitude).


Is the Greenwich meridian line a line of longitude?

Yes it is. It is the starting point to measure degrees East or West.


How mAny degrees does longitude measure?

Any line all the way around the Earth covers 360 degrees of longitude.


What are lines of longitude and which ways do they run?

lines of longitude are lines drawn north and south and measure east and west a famous line of longitude is the Prime meridian


What distance do lines of longitude measure?

Lines of longitude measure distance east and west from the Prime Meridian, which runs through Greenwich, England. Each line of longitude represents one 360th of a full circle around the Earth.


Is the prime meridian a line of latitude or a line of longitude?

The Prime Meridian is a line of longitude, and it sits at 0 degrees longitude.


What is the diferacne betwen latitude and longitude?

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


What number of degrees is the line of longitude on the other side of the Earth from the line at 0 degrees longitude?

Travelling all the way around the Earth from the the Prime Meridian (0°) takes you in a circle of 360°Therefore, at the exact opposite side of the Earth as the prime Meridian is 180°.Longitude is measure from 0° to 180° either East or West of Greenwich so it ends at 180°.


What kind of noun is longitude?

The word longitude is a singular, common, abstract noun; a word for an imaginary line to measure the distance east or west of the Greenwich meridian; a word for a thing.


What is the prime meridian and where does it begin?

The "Prime Meridian" is the zero-line of longitude, which runs through the Royal Observatory in Greenwich, England. We measure longitude east or west from the Prime meridian.


Which line of longitude is found opposite of the Prime Meridian?

The major line of longitude located at 180 degrees longitude is the International Date Line.


Is the prime meridian the latitude line?

No, its the longitude line. Its 0 degress longitude.