10 importance if lines of longitude and latitude
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Important lines of latitude:
the equator (0°)
the Tropic of Cancer (23.5° north)
the Tropic of Capricorn (23.5° south)
the Arctic circle (66.5° north)
the Antarctic circle (66.5° south)
the North Pole (90° north)
the South Pole (90° south)
Longitude
The line which runs through Greenwich in London is called the Greenwich Meridian or Prime Meridian. The Prime Meridian is 0° longitude.
The Earth is then divided into 180° east and 180° west.
The International Date Line lies at 180° east/west.
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