Earth's surface rotates toward the east. Therefore, most of a given line of longitude faces the sun at the same time, especially on the equinoxes.
Africa spreads across the most degrees of longitude, covering approximately 60 degrees from east to west.
Asia spans the most degrees of longitude, covering approximately 86 degrees from east to west.
The capital of Denmark is located at 55 degrees North Latitude and 12 degrees east Longitude. Copenhagen is the most populated city in Denmark
Germany is a rather large place. The northern most point of Germany is at Latitude 54.908199, Longitude 8.651733. The southern most point is at Latitude 47.275502, Longitude 10.184326. The western most point is Latitude 51.053481, longitude 5.869446. The eastern most is Latitude 51.272226, Longitude 15.04097.
Washington, D.C. is located at approximately 77° W longitude. Cities in Europe that fall near this longitude include Lisbon, Portugal, and parts of western Spain, such as Madrid. Other locations may include cities in the eastern part of the United Kingdom, like London, though they are slightly further east. However, most major European cities are generally situated further east than Washington, D.C.
The Prime Meridian breaks the world into two hemispheres: east and west so the east of the Prime Meridian is any location with a positive longitude including most of Europe and all of the Middle East and Asia.
The Ural Mountains run north and south and separate Europe Russia from Asian Russia
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The Aleutian Island chain of Alaska crosses the 180° meridian, the boundary between east and west longitude. So the farthest east longitude and farthest west longitude in the USA are both 180 degrees.
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Earth's surface rotates toward the east. Therefore, most of a given line of longitude faces the sun at the same time, especially on the equinoxes.
Africa spreads across the most degrees of longitude, covering approximately 60 degrees from east to west.
Europe is fully located in the Northern Hemisphere (excluding overseas territories). Most of Europe is located in the Eastern Hemisphere, east of the Greenwich meridian (which is 0 degrees longitude). Parts of the UK and Ireland, France, Spain and all of Portugal are in the Western Hemisphere (west of Greenwich).
Asia spans the most degrees of longitude, covering approximately 86 degrees from east to west.