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The north and south poles or away from the equator. At the poles the distances between lines of longitude are zero.
The Earth is not a perfect sphere; it is slightly flattened at the poles and bulging at the equator due to its rotation. This shape, known as an oblate spheroid, causes the distance between lines of longitude to decrease towards the poles. As a result, there is a difference in the number of nautical miles for 1 degree of longitude between the equator and the poles.
It is because all lines of longitude originate and converge there.
The latitude can be thought of as the distance from the equator. 0 degrees latitude is the equator, which is typically warmer than locations closer than the poles. As you move away from the Equator and towards the North or South poles, the weather tends to be colder. In contrast, the region between the poles and the equator often has a greater temperature range variation.
Yes - in part. Distances towards the north and south are expressed in degrees, measured from the equator. But a distance to the east and west is also required. A line that passes through Greenwich observatory (London) is used for this purpose.Yes - in part. Distances towards the north and south are expressed in degrees, measured from the equator. But a distance to the east and west is also required. A line that passes through Greenwich observatory (London) is used for this purpose.Yes - in part. Distances towards the north and south are expressed in degrees, measured from the equator. But a distance to the east and west is also required. A line that passes through Greenwich observatory (London) is used for this purpose.Yes - in part. Distances towards the north and south are expressed in degrees, measured from the equator. But a distance to the east and west is also required. A line that passes through Greenwich observatory (London) is used for this purpose.
The north and south poles or away from the equator. At the poles the distances between lines of longitude are zero.
1655 miles towards the equator, 41 N latitude.
You can, but the distances are not constant - they are zero at the poles and increase as you go towards the equator.
The Earth is not a perfect sphere; it is slightly flattened at the poles and bulging at the equator due to its rotation. This shape, known as an oblate spheroid, causes the distance between lines of longitude to decrease towards the poles. As a result, there is a difference in the number of nautical miles for 1 degree of longitude between the equator and the poles.
It is because all lines of longitude originate and converge there.
The latitude can be thought of as the distance from the equator. 0 degrees latitude is the equator, which is typically warmer than locations closer than the poles. As you move away from the Equator and towards the North or South poles, the weather tends to be colder. In contrast, the region between the poles and the equator often has a greater temperature range variation.
Yes - in part. Distances towards the north and south are expressed in degrees, measured from the equator. But a distance to the east and west is also required. A line that passes through Greenwich observatory (London) is used for this purpose.Yes - in part. Distances towards the north and south are expressed in degrees, measured from the equator. But a distance to the east and west is also required. A line that passes through Greenwich observatory (London) is used for this purpose.Yes - in part. Distances towards the north and south are expressed in degrees, measured from the equator. But a distance to the east and west is also required. A line that passes through Greenwich observatory (London) is used for this purpose.Yes - in part. Distances towards the north and south are expressed in degrees, measured from the equator. But a distance to the east and west is also required. A line that passes through Greenwich observatory (London) is used for this purpose.
180 to the east and 180 to the west
It is because as we move towards the poles, the extent between two longitudes decreases, that means they come closer and closer. This is however not the case with latitudes.Therefore though the numerical difference between latitudes and longitudes of India is same, it covers more land from North to South as compared to from East to West.
Lines of latitude are shorter as you approach the poles. Imagine a spherical loaf of bread cut into slices. For each slice, the crust is like a line of latitude.
You face/choose the shortest distance between you and the Kabah.
Each degree of longitude is approximately 69 miles (111 km) in length at the equator so 20 degrees is 1380 miles. The distance between lines of longitude, however, gets smaller as you move towards the poles (North or South) since all the lines converge there.