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What line is latitude measured by?

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Anonymous

9y ago
Updated: 8/21/2019

Latitude is distance from the Equator.

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Name of latitude line from which are measured?

equator


When Line of latitude run in a north south direction but are measured in what degrees?

No line of latitude is a north/south line. A move to the north or south is a change of latitude.


Latitude is measured north and south of what line?

The equator.


What is the name of the zero line from which latitude is measured?

The equator


What is beginning line of latitude?

The definition of zero latitude, from which all others are measured, is the equator.


Latitude is measured North and South of which imaginary line?

the equator


What is the main line latitude from which all others are measured?

That's the equator . . . the line comprised of all points with zero latitude.


What line is the starting point for latitude?

A latitude is measured in degrees from the equator to the north (or south) pole. I assume that you mean, "What is the line that forms the zero degrees latitude?" The answer is the Equator.


Main line of latitude?

Prime meridian, from which longitude is measured both east and west, is the main line of longitude.


What is the starting lines for measuring latitude and longitude?

The starting line for measuring latitude is the Equator (0 degrees latitude), while the starting line for measuring longitude is the Prime Meridian (0 degrees longitude), which runs through Greenwich, England.


From what point are all lines of latitude measured?

The equator is the origin (the zero) of latitude.Latitude is measured in angles, not lines.


Is latitude another name of the equator?

No, latitude is not another name for the equator. The equator is a specific line of latitude at 0 degrees, and latitude refers to the angular distance north or south of the equator measured in degrees.