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What is the Maximum distance in degrees of longitude that a person can travel east or west from Greenwich England?
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How does the linear distance separating each 1 degree of longitude change as you move from the equator toward the poles?
The linear distance across each degree of longitude at the equator is about 60 miles. That's as far apart as those lines of longitude get. As the lines of longitude run north (or south) to the north (south) pole, they converge until they all meet at the pole. That translates like this: the linear distance separating each degree of longitude is a maximum at the equator, and decreases to zero at the pole.
What are lines and latitudes?
Lines of latitude and longitude are imaginary lines on maps of the world. Latitude is measured by degrees north or south of the equator and lines of latitude are parallel to each other. Lines of longitude are drawn so that they cut through both north and south pole, so each is progressively closer to the next as they get closer to the poles and maximum distance apart at the equator. The line of longitude that passes through Greenwich in London (UK) is called the prime meridian and other lines of longitude are referred to it, so New York (USA) is about 74º west and Melbourne (Australia) is about 145º east.
What is the largest number of longitude?
Longitude has a minimum of -180 (west of the prime meridian) and a maximum of 180 (east of the prime meridian). -180 and 180 are the same line, approached from opposite directions. 0 degrees of longitude runs through London, England and is called the "prime meridian."
How many degrees is the maximum for longitude?
180
What are latitude and longitude lines?
Lines of latitude and longitude are imaginary lines on maps of the world. Latitude is measured by degrees north or south of the equator and lines of latitude are parallel to each other. Lines of longitude are drawn so that they cut through both north and south pole, so each is progressively closer to the next as they get closer to the poles and maximum distance apart at the equator. The line of longitude that passes through Greenwich in London (UK) is called the prime meridian and other lines of longitude are referred to it, so New York (USA) is about 74º west and Melbourne (Australia) is about 145º east.
Which Time Zone includes 2200W longitude?
There is no such longitude. The maximum degrees for lines of longitude is 180 east and west only.
What is a sentence using the word longitude?
Lines of longitude converge at the poles. The maximum longitude is 180 degrees, at the International Date Line.
Why longitudes are 360 and latitudes are 180?
Lines of longitude (meridians) run north/south and measure angular distance east and west of the prime meridian to a maximum of 180 degrees east or west. Lines of latitude (parallels) measure angular distance from the equator. The maximum is 90 degrees north or south of the equator.
What is the basis for calculating the longitude and latitude of a particular country?
By basis I am assuming you mean something like standard. Degrees of longitude, your position relative to east-west on the earth's surface, begin at the Greenwich Meridian, Greenwich England, which is zero degrees longitude. To the west of the Greenwich Meridian, degrees (degrees west) advance until you reach the international date line, the continuation of the circle defined by the Greenwich Meridian. The international date line as originally defined is 180 degrees (west or east-- it's the same line for either one). The idl is in the center of its 15 degree-wide time zone. Degrees east advance from the Greenwhich Meridian eastward until reaching 180 degrees longitude. Latitude begins at the earth's equator, which is zero degrees latitude. Northward, degrees advance until reaching the geographical (not magnetic) north pole, which is 90 degrees north latitude. Degrees advance southward until reading 90 degrees south latitude, which is the south pole. Degrees of latitude are concentric and parallel circles, and are therefore very close to the same distance apart anywhere on the globe. Distances between degrees longitude vary from their maximum at the equator to being collapsed into one point at the poles. If you are asking about why the measurements are made in the first place, the initial need was for accurate navigation around the globe. Currently, travel and communications technologies need accurate measurements, and of course scientific measurements are always being made. Accurate measurements are also needed for planning defense systems.
What is the maximum distance of a fire sprinkler from a roof deck?
I think the maximum distance is 1000,000,000,000 feet
How many miles does one degree of longitude cover?
That's going to depend on how far you are north or south of the equator. The distance between any two meridians of longitude is maximum along the equator, and it shrinks to zero at the poles, where all meridians of longitude converge (come together). One degree of longitude represents about 111.2 km (69.1 miles) on the equator. Anywhere else on earth, it would be 111.2 multiplied by the cosine of your latitude.
What is located at 5 degrees south latitude and 250 degrees east longitude?
The maximum degree of longitude is only 180.
