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What happens to a degree of longitude as you move from equator towards the poles?
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∙ 15y ago
Nothing. A change of 1 degree of latitude corresponds to a distance of
about 69 miles, regardless of where on the earth you begin.
The above answer is not exactly correct. Because the earth is ellipsoid rather than spherical (meaning it is slightly flattened at the poles), there is a slight difference in distance. It is closer to 68miles at the equator and 69miles at the poles. The flattened effect makes the distance increase slightly toward the poles.
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 12y agoAny two meridians of longitude that you watch as you move from the equator
toward the poles draw continually closer and closer together. They all finally
converge (meet) at both the north and south poles.
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∙ 6y agoThe linear distance across each degree of longitude at the equator is about 60 miles. That's as far apart as those lines of longitude get. As the lines of longitude run north (or south) to the north (south) pole, they converge until they all meet at the pole. That translates like this: the linear distance separating each degree of longitude is a maximum at the equator, and decreases to zero at the pole.
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∙ 13y agoOne degree of longitude is about 69 miles wide at the equator, and dwindles
to zero at the north and south poles, where alllongitudes converge in a point.
Here's a factoid that you can use to amaze and amuse your friends. (But be careful
with it. If it were to fall into the wrong hands, a person who doesn't know how to
use it could cause untold harm.) :
The length of a degree of longitude is 69 miles multiplied by the cosine of the latitude.
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∙ 12y ago1 degree of longitude = about 111 km (69.1 miles) along the equator,
and zero at the poles.
Anywhere, 1 degree of longitude is about 111 km (69.1 miles) multiplied
by the cosine of the latitude where it's measured.
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∙ 10y agoThat distance is greatest at the equator ... about 111 km or 69 miles ...
and shrinks as you get farther from equator, until it becomes zero at the
poles.
The distance is (69 miles) x cosine(latitude).
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∙ 15y agoA degree of longitude represents more distance at the equator and less near the poles. This is because the earth is a sphere.
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∙ 7y agoThe lines of longitude will converge as they near the poles and the distances between them will get smaller. They get closer.
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What is the distance between two longitudes at the equator?
At the equator, the circumference of the Earth is 40,075.16 km ( 24,901.55 miles). Divide that into 360 equal pieces to get the distance for each one degree of longitude. A degree of longitude at the equator is equal to 111.32 km.
Why is there a difference in nautical miles 1 degree longitude between the equator and the poles?
The Earth is not a perfect sphere; it is slightly flattened at the poles and bulging at the equator due to its rotation. This shape, known as an oblate spheroid, causes the distance between lines of longitude to decrease towards the poles. As a result, there is a difference in the number of nautical miles for 1 degree of longitude between the equator and the poles.
What does 1 degrees of latitude equal?
Only at the equator. The linear distance covered by 1 degree of longitude gets progressively smaller as you progress towards the poles, but 1 degree of latitude remains constant.
What do you call 0 degrees latitude and longitude?
0 degree latitude is called equator and 0 degree longitude is called prime meridian
How many miles does one degree of longitude cover?
That's going to depend on how far you are north or south of the equator. The distance between any two meridians of longitude is maximum along the equator, and it shrinks to zero at the poles, where all meridians of longitude converge (come together). One degree of longitude represents about 111.2 km (69.1 miles) on the equator. Anywhere else on earth, it would be 111.2 multiplied by the cosine of your latitude.
How mesure the degree of longitude?
we can measured the longitude by north pole and south pole by equator
What is the distance between two longitudes at the equator?
At the equator, the circumference of the Earth is 40,075.16 km ( 24,901.55 miles). Divide that into 360 equal pieces to get the distance for each one degree of longitude. A degree of longitude at the equator is equal to 111.32 km.
Is the equator located at 180 degree longitude?
The equator is mapped out to be positioned as the 0º line of latitude.
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.
Does one degree of longitude equal 270 km?
The distance represented by one degree of longitude varies according to distance from the equator. That's because the meridians of longitude are equally distributed around the equator but all converge to a single point at the north and south poles. The greatest distance between any two meridians of longitude, then, is the distance between the points where they cross the equator. Along the equator, one degree of longitude covers about 111.1 kilometers.
What does 1 degrees of latitude equal?
Only at the equator. The linear distance covered by 1 degree of longitude gets progressively smaller as you progress towards the poles, but 1 degree of latitude remains constant.
Why is there a difference in nautical miles 1 degree longitude between the equator and the poles?
The Earth is not a perfect sphere; it is slightly flattened at the poles and bulging at the equator due to its rotation. This shape, known as an oblate spheroid, causes the distance between lines of longitude to decrease towards the poles. As a result, there is a difference in the number of nautical miles for 1 degree of longitude between the equator and the poles.
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 A difference of 1 degree in longitude at the equator is equivalent to nearly?
111km
What degree does the equator fall on?
The equator is composed of all the points that have zero latitude and every possible longitude.
How many miles are in degree?
One degree of latitude, and one degree of longitude along the equator only, is equivalent to roughly 69.1 miles (111 km). One degree of latitude, and of longitude on the equator only, is also equal to about 60 nautical miles.
How many miles does one degree of longitude cover?
That's going to depend on how far you are north or south of the equator. The distance between any two meridians of longitude is maximum along the equator, and it shrinks to zero at the poles, where all meridians of longitude converge (come together). One degree of longitude represents about 111.2 km (69.1 miles) on the equator. Anywhere else on earth, it would be 111.2 multiplied by the cosine of your latitude.
