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The lines don't measure anything, any more than the marks on a ruler do the

measuring for you.

Longitude is an angle on the Earth's surface. It's the angle, measured east or west,

from the Prime Meridian to whatever location you want to talk about. On a map or

globe, there may be some lines printed along the way, to help estimate the angle.

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What is another name for lines of longitude and what direction do they run?

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What is the runs direction of longitude?

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What does lines of longitude measure?

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