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Which technological development made it possible for sailors to find their latitude and longitude for the first time?
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For latitude the sextant, and later for longitude, the marine chronometer.
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The lines that intersect latitude lines on a map are lines of what?
Lines of Latitude encircle the Earth horizontally, and are parallel to the Equator. Lines of Latitude are intercepted by Lines of Longitude. Lines of Longitude run vertically from the North Pole to the South Pole. The Prime Meridian is zero longitude and passes through the Greenwich Observatory, Greenwich, London, England.
How many lines of longitude does one line of latitude intersect?
Every line of constant latitude intersects every possible longitude, and vice-versa.
Can latitude and longitude find an absolute location?
Yes. That is the purpose of the system of latitude/longitude.
What town has latitude 41.02 longitude 78.43?
The question is ambiguous because it does not specify whether the latitude is North or South nor whether the longitude is East or West. It is possible that the town is Clearfield, PA.
What degree is the prime meridian at?
The Prime Meridian is at zero degrees longitude and every possible latitude.
The lines that intersect latitude lines on a map are lines of what?
Lines of Latitude encircle the Earth horizontally, and are parallel to the Equator. Lines of Latitude are intercepted by Lines of Longitude. Lines of Longitude run vertically from the North Pole to the South Pole. The Prime Meridian is zero longitude and passes through the Greenwich Observatory, Greenwich, London, England.
How many lines of longitude does one line of latitude intersect?
Every line of constant latitude intersects every possible longitude, and vice-versa.
Degrees of the Prime meridian?
Zero longitude / Every possible latitude
Latitude and longitude of tropic of cancer?
The Tropic of Cancer is the parallel of roughly 23.5
What longitude and latitude is the prime meridian?
The Prime Meridian is a line made up of all the points on Earth that have zero longitude. There is one of those points at every possible latitude.
What is the latitude for the prime meridian?
The Prime Meridian is the line composed of all the points that havezero longitude and every possible latitude.
Can latitude and longitude find an absolute location?
Yes. That is the purpose of the system of latitude/longitude.
What town has latitude 41.02 longitude 78.43?
The question is ambiguous because it does not specify whether the latitude is North or South nor whether the longitude is East or West. It is possible that the town is Clearfield, PA.
Prime meridian degrees?
Zero longitude, every possible latitude on Earth.
What degree is the prime meridian at?
The Prime Meridian is at zero degrees longitude and every possible latitude.
What country is located at 150 north latitude 100 east longitude?
There is no such latitude as "150 degrees north". The greatest possible north latitude is 90 degrees . . . at the north pole.
What is the latitude and longitude of Antarctica?
The latitude of Antarctica is approximately 66 to 90 degrees South. All lines of longitude converge at the South Pole, so all lines of longitude pass through Antarctica. Antarctica is a continent covering 10% of the earth's surface -- about as large as USA and Mexico combined. Latitude and longitude imply specific locations, not general geographies.
