Latitude and longitude are angles, so they can be expressed in any angle units. Possibilities include radians, degrees, grads, etc.
Out of tradition that goes back to the ancient Greeks who invented geographic
coordinates, they're virtually always expressed in degrees and their sub-parts.
Sub-parts of degrees can be either decimal degrees, or the clunky and unwieldy
minutes and seconds.
The starting line for measuring latitude is the Equator (0 degrees latitude), while the starting line for measuring longitude is the Prime Meridian (0 degrees longitude), which runs through Greenwich, England.
Latitude and longitude are typically given in degrees (°), minutes (′), and seconds (″). These units are used to specify locations on the Earth's surface in terms of their angular distance north or south of the equator (latitude) and east or west of the prime meridian (longitude).
Those are called latitude and longitude lines. Latitude lines run east-west, measuring north and south of the Equator. Longitude lines run north-south, measuring east and west of the Prime Meridian. Together, they help determine specific locations on a map.
The equator and the Prime meridian meet at zero degrees latitude and longitude.
A degree of longitude and latitude is further subdivided into minutes and seconds (units of arc, not time).
No. Latitude and longitude are angles, and angles have no physical units. So the numbers are the same regardless of what system of units you like.
The starting line for measuring latitude is the Equator (0 degrees latitude), while the starting line for measuring longitude is the Prime Meridian (0 degrees longitude), which runs through Greenwich, England.
Latitude and longitude are typically given in degrees (°), minutes (′), and seconds (″). These units are used to specify locations on the Earth's surface in terms of their angular distance north or south of the equator (latitude) and east or west of the prime meridian (longitude).
Latitude and longitude are angles, since they represent arcs on the surface of a sphere (the Earth). Therefore they're described in units of angles.
The starting line for measuring latitude is what
Those are called latitude and longitude lines. Latitude lines run east-west, measuring north and south of the Equator. Longitude lines run north-south, measuring east and west of the Prime Meridian. Together, they help determine specific locations on a map.
The equator and the Prime meridian meet at zero degrees latitude and longitude.
A degree of longitude and latitude is further subdivided into minutes and seconds (units of arc, not time).
Longitude was historically more difficult to determine than latitude because longitude is determined by measuring time differences between a reference point (such as Greenwich, England) and the observer's location, which required accurate timekeeping devices. Latitude, on the other hand, can be determined by measuring the angle of the North Star or the sun relative to the horizon.
On a graph, 'x' and 'y' are marked and measured in length or distance units. Latitude and longitude are marked and measured in angles.
The equator is labeled as 0 latitude because it is the starting point for measuring latitude north and south. The prime meridian is labeled as 0 longitude because it is the starting point for measuring longitude east and west. This standardization helps provide a universal reference point for location coordinates on Earth.
For Latitude, the Equator is the zero point. For Longitude, the Prime Meridian at Greenwich UK, is the starting point of zero.