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Latitude and longitude are angles. They're both

measured in degrees and fractions of degrees.

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What are latitude and longitude measured in?

Latitude and longitude are measured in degrees, with latitude representing north-south position and longitude representing east-west position on the Earth's surface.


What are latitude measured in?

in degrees


What term is used for the measurement of distance from the equator?

Latitude, which is measured in degrees, minutes and seconds.


Distance north or south measured in degrees is called what?

Distance north or south measured in degrees is called latitude.


Are the lines of latitude measured in degrees or hours?

degrees


In which units are latitude measured in?

Latitude is measured basically in Degrees, more specifically in Degrees and Minutes, and even more specifically Degrees, Minutes, and Seconds.


Latitude and longitude are measured by what?

degrees


How is distance measured from the Equator?

Distance from the Equator is measured using lines of latitude. The Equator is designated as 0 degrees latitude, and distances are measured in degrees, minutes, and seconds north or south of the Equator.


What is measured in degrees away from the equator?

Latitude.


Longitude and latitude are usually measured in?

degrees


What are the degrees latitude western?

Latitude is measured in degrees North and South from the North to South poles. Longitude is measured in degrees East and West starting with 0 at Greenwich, England.


What is the Distance from the equator measured in degrees called?

'Distance' can't be measured in degrees.The angle from the equator to the place of interestis the latitude of the place.