Question

latidues and longitudes​

Answer 1

Important lines of latitudes are:

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)

Important lines of longitudes are:

Prime Meridian (0° longitude)

International Date Line (180° E/W longitude)

What are lines of latitude and longitude?

Latitudes: are angles which ranges from 0° at the Equator to 90° at the North and South poles. They run east to west as circles parallel to the equator.

Longitudes: are 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.

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