What is the unit of measure used with lines of latitude and longitude?

Answer 1

Latitude and longitude are angles, and are best expressed in units of angle measurement.

Those could include radians, grads, etc., but the most commonly used are degrees, minutes,

seconds, and fractions of seconds.

Answer 2

Latitude and longitude are angles. They describe the lengths of arcs on the

surface of a sphere (the Earth). Any unit of angle measure is appropriate.

By far, the most common unit in use is the 'degree' and fractions of it.

Answer 3

Latitude and longitude are arcs on the surface of a sphere (the Earth), so

they're angles, and may be expressed in any angle units. Decimal degrees

or degree/minute/second are the most commonly used.

The "lines" don't need to be measured, any more than the marks on a ruler

need to be measured.

Answer 4

The measurement for latitude and longitude is degrees. The degrees are subdivided into hours, minutes and seconds.

Answer 5

This is usually expressed in degrees.

Answer 6

Angles.