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define latitude and longitude and prime meridian

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Answered by Anonymous
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Latitude is the angular distance of a place north or south of a planet's equator, usually Earth.

Longitude is
the angular distance of a place east or west of the Greenwich meridian, or west of the standard meridian of Earth.

Prime Meridian is an imaginary line that, similar to the Equator, divides the earth into eastern and western hemispheres.

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Answered by ragini6
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1)latitude- the angular distance of a face of a 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) longitude- 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 Airtel longitude of 2 °W.

3) Prime Meridian- a Prime Meridian is a meridian( a line of longitude) in a geographical coordinate system at which longitude is defined to be 0°. together ,a Prime Meridian and its Anti Meridian( the 188 Meridian in a 360° system) from a great circle.
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