Is the equator 0 degrees longitude?

Answer 1

Because that's its definition.

When the scale of latitude was invented, zero could have been placed anywhere.

For example, the south pole might have been defined as the zero, and latitudes

on earth would range from zero up to 180° at the north pole. But instead, it was

decided to put zero in the middle, and call the south latitudes negative and the

north ones positive.

Answer 2

No. The equator is 0 degrees latitude.

Zero degrees longitude is the Prime Meridian (which is in Greenwich).

No. It's zero degrees latitude.

Answer 3

Actually if you where to look on a map you would find that yes the equator is located 0 degrees north.

Answer 4

Yes. And the Tropic of Capricorn is 23.5 degrees South of the Equator.

Answer 5

No, the Equator is zero degrees latitude. Note: lines of longitude runs from pole to pole.

Answer 6

No. It's zero degrees latitude.

Answer 7

Zero latitude is the definition of the equator.

Answer 8

No, the equator is 0 degrees latitude. Longitude lines run from the North Pole to the South Pole, while latitude lines run parallel to the equator.