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through the Prime Meridian.
Longitude measures the distance east and west of the prime meridian.
Location of a point on the surface of the earth.
Lines of latitude and longitude are used to form a grid encompassing the globe so that any position can be identified and located. Latitude is used to measure distance north and south of the equator, while longitude is used to measure distance east and west of the prime meridian.
If one of them is the "prime" meridian, what do you suppose the others might be called? If you guessed "meridians", you win.
through the Prime Meridian.
Longitude measures the distance east and west of the prime meridian.
Longitud is used to measure the distance of east and west from the prime meridian
Location of a point on the surface of the earth.
Longitud is used to measure the distance of east and west from the prime meridian
longtitude and latitude are the lines used to pin point your location on the globe, are these the lines you are refering to?
Lines of latitude and longitude are used to form a grid encompassing the globe so that any position can be identified and located. Latitude is used to measure distance north and south of the equator, while longitude is used to measure distance east and west of the prime meridian.
Lines of longitude measure how far something is east or west of the Prime Meridian.
Lines of longitude pass from pole to pole, and the Prime Meridian passes through the Greenwich Observatory. London, UK, and is zero.
Longitude lines. They are also called meridians.
If one of them is the "prime" meridian, what do you suppose the others might be called? If you guessed "meridians", you win.
All of the other meridians; the lines of longitude.