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Meridians of longitude are half-circles. All of them have the same length.
Circles of latitude have zero length at the poles, and are longest at the equator.
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 12y agoThe latitude with the lowest number is zero ... the latitude of the equator.
The parallel of latitude with the shortest length would be the smallest circle you can
draw around the north or south pole. The latitude at the pole is 90 degrees. Every
circle around the pole is a parallel of latitude. The bigger the circle, the lower the
latitude, until you get to the biggest circle ... the equator ... which is the lowest
latitude ... zero.
So in reality, there's no such thing as the smallest one, because whatever circle you
draw around the pole, no matter how small it is, I can always come along and draw
a smaller circle inside yours.
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∙ 7y agoZero degrees
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∙ 7y agoIt is the Equator (0 latitude).
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∙ 7y agothe Equator
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Is the equator the smallest longitude?
No, it's the longest latitude.
Smallest unit of latitude and longitude?
Latitude and longitude are angles. There is no smallest unit. If you move one inch north of where you are right now, you've changed your latitude about 0.00000023 degree, or about 0.000004 milliradian.
What latitude coordinate is closest to the equator?
The equator is the 'zero' of latitude, so the smaller the latitude number is, the closer it is to the equator. There's no such thing as the 'closest' or smallest. You can name any latitude you want to, and no matter how small it is, I can always name a smaller one.
Which of the 88 constellations of stars will you never see viewing from 40 degrees N latitude?
One is The Southern Cross "Crux" which is the smallest of the constellations.
How does the latitude lines appear on a polar projection?
A polar projection is a map viewing either the North Pole or the South Pole from above. Each latitude line forms a circle that is centered at the pole. The latitude lines closest to the pole are the smallest, and the ones farther away are the largest.
What is the Smallest line of latitude?
0 degrees? (not sure)
Is the equator the smallest longitude?
No, it's the longest latitude.
What coordinate is closest to the Equator?
The equator is the 'zero' of latitude, so the smaller the latitude number is, the closer it is to the equator. There's no such thing as the 'smallest'. You can name any latitude you want, and no matter how small it is, I can always name a smaller one.
Smallest unit of latitude and longitude?
Latitude and longitude are angles. There is no smallest unit. If you move one inch north of where you are right now, you've changed your latitude about 0.00000023 degree, or about 0.000004 milliradian.
What latitude coordinate is closest to the equator?
The equator is the 'zero' of latitude, so the smaller the latitude number is, the closer it is to the equator. There's no such thing as the 'closest' or smallest. You can name any latitude you want to, and no matter how small it is, I can always name a smaller one.
What is the closest to the equator?
The equator is an imaginary line that circles the earth at 0 degrees latitude. Many things lie along that line. The equator is the 'zero' of latitude, so the smaller the latitude number is, the closer it is to the equator. There's no such thing as the 'smallest'. You can name any latitude you want, and no matter how small it is, I can always name a smaller one.
Which of the 88 constellations of stars will you never see viewing from 40 degrees N latitude?
One is The Southern Cross "Crux" which is the smallest of the constellations.
Which is largest a tornado or a middle-latitude cyclonic storm?
A a mid-latitude cyclone is larger by far, typically a few hundred miles across. A tornado is one of the smallest kinds of storm, their size is usually measured in yards rather than miles.
How does the latitude lines appear on a polar projection?
A polar projection is a map viewing either the North Pole or the South Pole from above. Each latitude line forms a circle that is centered at the pole. The latitude lines closest to the pole are the smallest, and the ones farther away are the largest.
What is the line of latitude that runs around the center of the Earth?
The equator is the imaginary line that circles the Earth at its widest circumference, which is within a plane perpendicular to the planes of its axis, and is established as 0 degrees latitude.(The smallest, or polar, circumference may be defined by any great circle that passes through both poles.)
What is the latitudinal and longitudinal extent of Tripura?
Tripura is a state located in the northeastern part of India. It is considered one of the smallest states in the country. The exact coordinates of Tripura have a latitude of 23.756 and a longitude of 91.825.
What is co-latitude and latitude?
Latitude is the measurement of degrees from the equator to the pole so that the pole has a latitude of 90 degrees. Co-latitude is the measurement of degrees from the pole to the equator so that the equator has a latitude of 90 degrees. Also the sum of latitude and co-latitude is always 90 degrees.
