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The Prime Meridian -- and its opposite, the International Date Line -- are lines of Longitude called meridians. There are 360 whole-numbered meridians on earth, divided into 180-degree halves, represented by the two meridians described, above.
Distances east and west of those lines are measured in degrees (60), minutes (60) and seconds (60).
Because the Earth is round, the mileage between meridians can be different at different latitudes. The differences range from between zero kilometers at the poles to 111.320 Km at the Equator.
(At either pole, you can walk around the pole, and essentially walk around the earth by passing through all the lines of Longitude on earth.)
You can calculate the length of a degree based on latitude, using the reference material, below.
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Longitude measures the distance east and west of the what?
Longitude measures the angle east or west of the Prime Meridian. It's not a measure of distance.
Which lines measure distance of the prime meridian?
Longitude measures the distance east and west of the prime meridian.
What does longitude on a map measures?
The distance east or west of the Prime Meridian.
Locations distance east or west of the prime meridian?
The distance east or west of the prime meridian?
What is used to measure distance from the equator?
longitude and lattitude. longitude measures north and south of the prime merridian lattitude measures east and west of the equator
Longitude measures the distance east and west of the what?
Longitude measures the angle east or west of the Prime Meridian. It's not a measure of distance.
What are the measures distance east and west of the prime meridian?
Longitud is used to measure the distance of east and west from the prime meridian
What measures distance east to west of prime meridian?
longitude
Which lines measure distance of the prime meridian?
Longitude measures the distance east and west of the prime meridian.
What does longitude on a map measures?
The distance east or west of the Prime Meridian.
Measures distance east and west from prime meridian?
longitude lines are east and westlatitude are north and south
Locations distance east or west of the prime meridian?
The distance east or west of the prime meridian?
What is used to measure distance from the equator?
longitude and lattitude. longitude measures north and south of the prime merridian lattitude measures east and west of the equator
What does latitude and longitude measure?
Location of a point on the surface of the earth.
Measures difference east and west from the prime meridian?
Longitude
How do you measure distance east and west of the prime meridian?
The longitude line measures the angle east or west of the prime meridian. If you want the actual distance you'd travel directly east or west until you hit the prime meridian, you must multiply this angle (converted to radians) by the radius of the earth, and then multiply by the cosine of the latitude angle, which gives the angle north or south of the equator.
What are the lines measuring distances east and west of the prime meridian?
Longitud is used to measure the distance of east and west from the prime meridian
