Question

Answer the following in detail
1. What are latitudes
2. What are longitudes
3. Write a short note on the important longitudes ​

Answer 1

Answer:

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Explanation:

1. the angular distance of a place north or south of the earth's equator, or of the equator of a celestial object, usually expressed in degrees and minutes.

"at a latitude of 51° N"

2. the angular distance of a place east or west of the Greenwich meridian, or west of the standard meridian of a celestial object, usually expressed in degrees and minutes.

"at a longitude of 2° W"

3. Longitude is measured by imaginary lines that run around the Earth vertically (up and down) and meet at the North and South Poles. These lines are known as meridians. Each meridian measures one arcdegree of longitude. The distance around the Earth measures 360 degrees.

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