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The spherical Earth has 360° of total longitude, divided into 180° east of the Prime Meridian and 180° west of the Prime Meridian.

So the highest value for longitude is 180° (this is nominally the International Date Line, and 180° E is the same meridian as 180° W).

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The highest value that a longitude reaading may be is 180 degrees East or West.

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What is the highest possible number that measures longitude?

The spherical Earth has 360° of total longitude, divided into 180° east of the Prime Meridian and 180° west of the Prime Meridian.So the highest value for longitude is 180° (this is nominally the International Date Line, and 180° E is the same meridian as 180° W)


What does lines of longitude measure?

Lines of longitude measure how far something is east or west of the Prime Meridian.


What do meridian lines measure?

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How is longitude and latitude measured?

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What is the highest longitude lines?

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What imaginary line on the globe do longitude lines measure?

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We measure latitude and longitude in what?

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How you measure location?

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