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Longitude lines are the North/South lines that separate the earth in 15 degree sections. They are used for navigation.

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How many longitudes are?

There are 360 longitudes


Where can one find more information about longitudes?

A longitude is a geographic measurement used to find a location on a map. You can find more information on this topic on the website wikipedia, this gives a more detailed explanation.


Why are longitudes called meridians of longitudes?

as all the places on the same longitude have their noon at the same time


Where do longitudes meet?

At the poles.


What longitudes and latitudes is Afghanistan between?

to the nearest minute between longitudes 60e31 & 74e53 & between latitudes 29n22 & 38n29


Why are latitudes concentric but longitudes meet at the poles?

Latitudes are parallel to the equator. Longitudes converge like elastics on a soccer ball.


How many longitudes are there?

The same as the total number of different lengths that can be measured on a3-foot ruler. If you name two longitudes, then no matter how close togetherthey are, I can always name another longitude that's in between yours. Sothere's no limit to the number of different longitudes that we can name.


Why are longitudes parallel?

They aren't, latitudes are.


Who created the latitudes and the longitudes?

ptolemy


True or falsetheUS is entirely in the west longitudes?

False. The United States stretches across multiple longitudes, from around 67 degrees west in the easternmost point to 125 degrees west in the westernmost point. So, it is not entirely in the west longitudes.


In which continent that have highest number of longitudes?

europe


Will latitudes and longitudes vary with projection system?

No.