Longitude
The distance from the prime meridian is usually measured in degrees of longitude. The distance east or west of the prime meridian is referred to as "longitude."
Longitude is measured in degrees east or west.
Longitude, which is measured east or west from the Prime Meridian.
Longitude is measured in degrees east or west.
Distance East or West of the prime meridian is measured in degrees of longitude.
The angle that describes the distance east or west of the prime meridian is called longitude. It is measured in degrees, with values ranging from 0° at the prime meridian to 180° east and 180° west. Longitude helps in determining a location's position on the Earth's surface relative to the prime meridian, which runs through Greenwich, England.
Longitud is used to measure the distance of east and west from the prime meridian
The distance east or west of the prime meridian?
Longitude !
Distance east or west from the Prime Meridian is measured in degrees of longitude, with 0 degrees being the Prime Meridian itself. Locations to the east are expressed as positive values, while locations to the west are expressed as negative values. For example, New York City, which lies west of the Prime Meridian, is located at approximately -74 degrees longitude.
The distance east or west from the Prime Meridian is measured in degrees, with 360 degrees in a full circle representing the Earth's circumference. The Prime Meridian itself is set at 0 degrees longitude, so any location east of it will have a positive longitude value, while any location west of it will have a negative longitude value.
By definition and international agreement, the Prime Meridian is Zero longitude.All longitudes on earth are measured east and west of the Prime Meridian.