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Latitude and Longitude

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Latitude and Longitude

Longitude

longitude is a geographic coordinate that specifies the east-west position of a point on the Earth's surface.Latitude (shown as a horizontal line) is the angular distance, in degrees, minutes, and seconds of a point north or south of the Equator. Lines of latitude are often referred to as parallels.the units to measure longitude are Degree, Minute and Second.

Latitude

Longitude (shown as a vertical line) is the angular distance, in degrees, minutes, and seconds, of a point east or west of the Prime Meridian. Lines of longitude are often referred to as meridians. Latitude is used together with longitude to specify the precise location of features on the surface of the Earth.

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  • 180° east and 180° west is the range of longitude.
  • Units to measure longitude is Degree, Minute and Second.
  • 360 longitudinal lines are there to represent the entire angular distance of the earth surface.
  • 0° to 90° is the range of latitude.
  • 181 latitude lines are there
  • 0° units to measure degree of equator line.
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