That's exactly the same as asking "How many different lengths are there on
a piece of rope ?"
There's no limit to the possible number of different measurements. If you name
two different measurements, then no matter how close together they are, I can
always name a new one that's in between yours.
'Latitude' on Earth covers a range of 180 degrees, from -90 at the south pole
to +90 at the north pole.
'Longitude' covers a range of 360 degrees, being the angle that you can travel
in an east or west direction, from the place you start, all the way around the Earth
to the place you started from. Just like any other circle.
The same as the total number of different lengths that can be measured on a3-foot ruler. If you name two longitudes, then no matter how close togetherthey are, I can always name another longitude that's in between yours. Sothere's no limit to the number of different longitudes that we can name.
Antarctica has territory at EVERY longitude.
The same as the total number of different lengths that can be measured on a3-foot ruler. If you name two longitudes, then no matter how close togetherthey are, I can always name another longitude that's in between yours. Sothere's no limit to the number of different longitudes that we can name.
When geographic coordinates are to be processed mechanically/mathematically ... likewith computers ... they're written as plus and minus, instead of north/south/east/west.Latitude:positive . . . northnegative . . . southLongitude:positive . . . eastnegative . . . west
Longitude measures the angular distance east or west of the prime meridian, which is at 0 degrees longitude. It ranges from 0 to 180 degrees east and 0 to 180 degrees west. The total number of possible longitudes is thus 360 degrees.
The same as the total number of different lengths that can be measured on a3-foot ruler. If you name two longitudes, then no matter how close togetherthey are, I can always name another longitude that's in between yours. Sothere's no limit to the number of different longitudes that we can name.
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An infinite number
Antarctica has territory at EVERY longitude.
The same as the total number of different lengths that can be measured on a3-foot ruler. If you name two longitudes, then no matter how close togetherthey are, I can always name another longitude that's in between yours. Sothere's no limit to the number of different longitudes that we can name.
There are 360 longitudes
i have no idea :P
When geographic coordinates are to be processed mechanically/mathematically ... likewith computers ... they're written as plus and minus, instead of north/south/east/west.Latitude:positive . . . northnegative . . . southLongitude:positive . . . eastnegative . . . west
as all the places on the same longitude have their noon at the same time
Between any two points on Earth, no matter how close together they are, there are an infinite number of latitudes and an infinite number of longitudes.
At the poles.
Longitude measures the angular distance east or west of the prime meridian, which is at 0 degrees longitude. It ranges from 0 to 180 degrees east and 0 to 180 degrees west. The total number of possible longitudes is thus 360 degrees.