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Why does latitude run north to south but get measured east to west?
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∙ 12y ago
For the same reason you count the number of people who are standing in a line: it doesn't make a bit of difference how tall the people are if you want to describe how far a person is standing from one end. By the way, Latitudes run east and west. Longitudes run north and south.
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Does latitude run north to south or east to west?
latitude runs East to west. Longitude runs north to south. In other words, the lines of latitude are measured in degrees north and south of the equator and lines of longitude are measured in degrees east and west of the prime meridian.
Is north longitude or latitude?
Latitude is measured north or south of the equator. The lines of latitude are called parallels and circle the globe from east to west.Longitude is measured from the arbitrary Greenwich meridian and is marked by the lines that run from the North Pole to the South Pole.
What are the degrees latitude western?
Latitude is measured in degrees North and South from the North to South poles. Longitude is measured in degrees East and West starting with 0 at Greenwich, England.
Latitude is measured north and south from the?
latitude runs north to south and longitude runs to east to west so dont get it mix up
What is longitude passes through equator?
Lines of Latitude run east and west (aka the Equator which is zero degrees latitude) and are measured north and south of the equator. Lines of longitude run north and south and are measured east and west from the Prime Meridian in Greenwhich, England.
Does latitude run north to south or east to west?
latitude runs East to west. Longitude runs north to south. In other words, the lines of latitude are measured in degrees north and south of the equator and lines of longitude are measured in degrees east and west of the prime meridian.
Latitude is the east and west from the prime meridian?
No. Latitude is an angle measured north or south of the equator.
Is north longitude or latitude?
Latitude is measured north or south of the equator. The lines of latitude are called parallels and circle the globe from east to west.Longitude is measured from the arbitrary Greenwich meridian and is marked by the lines that run from the North Pole to the South Pole.
What are the degrees latitude western?
Latitude is measured in degrees North and South from the North to South poles. Longitude is measured in degrees East and West starting with 0 at Greenwich, England.
Latitude is measured north and south from the?
latitude runs north to south and longitude runs to east to west so dont get it mix up
Latitude and longitude is measured in what?
latitude is degrees north or south of the equator and Longitude is degrees east or west of Greenwich
What is longitude passes through equator?
Lines of Latitude run east and west (aka the Equator which is zero degrees latitude) and are measured north and south of the equator. Lines of longitude run north and south and are measured east and west from the Prime Meridian in Greenwhich, England.
Is latitude given in degrees North and south or east and west What about longitude?
Latitude is measured and stated in degrees north or south of the equator. Longitude is measured and stated in degrees east or west of the Prime Meridian. If you give me numbers that are accurately measured and clearly stated, I can hit that exact spot, within a few inches, anywhere on the earth.
What is the starting lines for measuring latitude and longitude?
Latitude is an angle measured north or south from the equator. Longitude is an angle measured east or west from the Prime Meridian
Does latitude have to be measured straight north or south from the equator?
It does. It is the plane angle, measured at the centre of the earth, between the given position and the equator due south or north of that position. The third dimention is not necessary until longitude is added.
What is north andsouth line from which all other north and south lines are measured?
I'm not sure what you mean by a "north and south line". On the Earth's surface: -- The equator is the circle of zero reference for latitude, from which the north and south latitude of all places are measured. -- The Prime Meridian is the semi-circle of zero reference for longitude, from which the east and west longitudes of all places are measured.
What direction lines of latitude measured in?
Degrees. They are measured in degrees, minutes, seconds and fractions of a second, depending on the accuracy required
