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Why do all maps label the equator 0 degree latitude and the prime meridian 0 degree longitude?
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What do you call 0 degrees latitude and longitude?
0 degree latitude is called equator and 0 degree longitude is called prime meridian
What is the line of o latitude called?
The 0 degree line of Latitude is called the Equator.
Where can we find the equator and the prime meridian?
they are
What are the degree value for the equator and prime meridian?
The equator is defined as zero latitude, and it crosses all longitudes. The Prime Meridian is defined as zero longitude, and it crosses all latitudes.
Where is 0 degree latitude?
The equator is considered to be 0 degrees latitude. It intersects with the prime meridian, 0 degrees longitude, in the Gulf of Guinea in the Atlantic Ocean.
What is the name for the lines of zero degree latitude and zero degree longitude?
0 longitude is the prime meridian. 0 latitude is the equator.
What do you call 0 degrees latitude and longitude?
0 degree latitude is called equator and 0 degree longitude is called prime meridian
Is the prime meridian a line of latitude?
no, it is the zero degree line of longitude the equator would be the zero degree line of latitude
What is the line of o latitude called?
The 0 degree line of Latitude is called the Equator.
Where can we find the equator and the prime meridian?
they are
What are the degree value for the equator and prime meridian?
The equator is defined as zero latitude, and it crosses all longitudes. The Prime Meridian is defined as zero longitude, and it crosses all latitudes.
What area do the 0 degree line of latitude and 0 degree line of longitude cross?
The point at which the equator (0° latitude) and the prime meridian (0° longitude) intersect has no real significane but it is in the Atlantic Ocean.
What two lines mark zero degrees on the globein which direction do these lines run?
The Prime Meridian marks the zero degree line of longitude. The Equator marks the line for zero degrees latitude.
What is the name for 0 degree?
In terms of geography, 0 degrees longitude is known as the Prime Meridian. 0 degrees latitude is the equator.
Where is 0 degree latitude?
The equator is considered to be 0 degrees latitude. It intersects with the prime meridian, 0 degrees longitude, in the Gulf of Guinea in the Atlantic Ocean.
What do lines of latitude on a map measure?
No, it measures degrees. Longitude can measure time, but not from the equator but from the prime meridian
Is the equator located at 0 degrees longitude 0 degrees latitude or 180 degrees longitude?
No. Believe the accepted is Zero(0). Hence the North Pole is at +90, and the South Pole is at -90. Or 90N and 90S. Latitude Lines are accepted to be measured in Degrees/minutes. Therefore if a radius "line" at the Equator is "lifted" 1.0 degree in a Northerly direction, the point of the line at the circumference at 1.0 degree North. If one were to draw a line from that point around the entire perfect sphere(which the Earth is not), then a line of Latitude could be referenced as 1.0 Degree North Latitude.
