Longitude measures the angle east or west of the Prime Meridian. It's not a measure of distance.
The distance east or west of the Prime Meridian.
Longitude measures the distance east and west of the prime meridian.
The word that measures the distance east to west of the prime meridian to 180 degrees is "longitude." Longitude is expressed in degrees, with the prime meridian at 0 degrees and the maximum extent at 180 degrees east or west.
Location of a point on the surface of the earth.
The one that measures the angle from the equator and is tagged 'north' or 'south' is the latitude. The one that measures the angle from the Prime Meridian and is tagged 'east' or 'west' is the longitude.
longitude
The distance east or west of the Prime Meridian.
Longitude measures the distance east and west of the prime meridian.
longitude lines are east and westlatitude are north and south
Location of a point on the surface of the earth.
The one that measures the angle from the equator and is tagged 'north' or 'south' is the latitude. The one that measures the angle from the Prime Meridian and is tagged 'east' or 'west' is the longitude.
Lines of latitude run from east to west and measure the degrees north or south of the equator.
Longitude measures distances east or west on a map.
The distance from the prime meridian is usually measured in degrees of longitude. The distance east or west of the prime meridian is referred to as "longitude."
Longitude
Longitude measures the angular distance of a place east or west of the meridian at Greenwich, England, or west of the standard meridian of a celestial object, usually expressed in degrees and minutes.
Latitude measures the distance from East to West. Longitude measures the distance from North to South. As for Military Grid, it shows a location/object on the map and, what Latitude and Longitude line that location/object is on.