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Q: What does the term line of longitude mean?
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What is another term for line of longitude?

meridians


Which term is also known as a meridian line?

The lines of longitude are also known as a meridian line.


What is the longest line of longitude?

The lines of longitude are all the same length. There is no longest line of longitude. Now, if you mean latitude, then that would be the equator.


What is the beginning of longitude?

Not sure how to answer this one because it may mean 'who first thought of longitude' or it may mean 'where does a longitude line start'. Come back when you've explained what you mean.


Is the International Date line a line of longitude?

No. Greenwich Mean Time is the timezone located along the Prime Meridian, 0º longitude. The International Date Line is on the exact opposite side of the earth at 180º, with some variance. The International Date Line is 12 hours away from Greenwich Mean Time in many areas.


What is the Social Studies Definition for the longitude line called the Prime Meridian?

longitude mean north and south. lattitude mean east and west. there is also the prime meridian. it follows longitude.


What is meridan?

Meridian is a geological term. It can be used to describe a line of longitude or a celestial great circle.


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 2 word term for the longitude line of 0 degrees?

This is the "prime meridian" (also known as the Greenwich Meridian for the British observatory on the line).


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.


What does GMT mean and what line of longitude is it located on?

GMT is a time zone abbreviation, which stands for Greenwich Mean Time. This is the time at zero degrees of longitude, which passes through the Greenwich, England.