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The distance between one degree of longitude at 60 degrees north latitude is approximately 55.6 km.

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What is latitude qnd longitude?

Latitude: The distance in degrees from the equator. Longitude: The distance in degrees east or west of the prime meridian.


How many degrees of latitude are there between 45 degrees east and 40 degreeseast?

There are 180 degrees of latitude between 45 and 40 degrees east longitude. However, if you meant how many degrees of longitude are there, there are 5 degrees of longitude between 45 and 40 degrees east longitude.


Difference between latitude and longitude?

The difference between latitude and longitude is that latitude refers to a location point's distance that is either north or south of the equator and longitude refers to a specific point's distance that is either east or west of the prime meridian. The prime meridian is the longitude line that has zero degree and passes near London, United Kingdom.


How is longitude and latitude measured?

Longitude and latitude are measured in terms of degrees, minutes and seconds. Longitude has 360 degrees, while latitude 180 degrees of latitude.


If you travel 10 degrees of longitude along the equator the distance traveled will be very diffrent from the distance traveled through 10 degrees of longitude at 60 degrees n latitude why?

Yes, because lines of longitude converge at the poles. The distance between longitude lines will always decrease the further you are from the equator. Lines of latitude remain equidistant.This is why no map is always accurate. Think of peeling an orange and try laying it flat on the table.

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What is latitude qnd longitude?

Latitude: The distance in degrees from the equator. Longitude: The distance in degrees east or west of the prime meridian.


How many degrees of latitude are there between 45 degrees east and 40 degreeseast?

There are 180 degrees of latitude between 45 and 40 degrees east longitude. However, if you meant how many degrees of longitude are there, there are 5 degrees of longitude between 45 and 40 degrees east longitude.


What is distance measured in degrees east or west of the prime meridian?

The Prime Meridian is defined as zero degrees of longitude. The distance in miles between degrees of longitude depends on the latitude; one degree of longitude equals the cosine of the latitude * 60 nautical miles. Note: If you're using Excel or some other spreadsheet program, be sure to convert degrees into radians before calculating the cosine of the latitude.


Difference between latitude and longitude?

The difference between latitude and longitude is that latitude refers to a location point's distance that is either north or south of the equator and longitude refers to a specific point's distance that is either east or west of the prime meridian. The prime meridian is the longitude line that has zero degree and passes near London, United Kingdom.


Is the prime meridian at 0 degrees latitude degrees longitude or degrees latitude?

longitude


What is distance per degree longitude at 10 degrees latitude in kilometers?

about 109.4


What is latitude and longitude of japan?

20 degrees latitude and 23 degrees longitude


How is longitude and latitude measured?

Longitude and latitude are measured in terms of degrees, minutes and seconds. Longitude has 360 degrees, while latitude 180 degrees of latitude.


If you travel 10 degrees of longitude along the equator the distance traveled will be very diffrent from the distance traveled through 10 degrees of longitude at 60 degrees n latitude why?

Yes, because lines of longitude converge at the poles. The distance between longitude lines will always decrease the further you are from the equator. Lines of latitude remain equidistant.This is why no map is always accurate. Think of peeling an orange and try laying it flat on the table.


How many degrees of longitude are between north and south pole?

The South Pole is at 90 degrees S latitude. The North Pole is at 90 degrees N latitude. All lines of longitude converge at both poles. There are 180 degrees of latitude between the North and South Poles, and 90 degrees of latitude between each pole and the Equator.


Is the gulf of Mexico latitude or longitude?

23 degrees latitude and 90 degrees longitude


Lima Peru's longitude and latitude?

45 degrees latitude and 59 degrees longitude