The distance between two consecutive parallels of latitude is equal to about 111 km but the distance between two consecutive meridians of longitude is equal to 111 km only at Equator. give a reason.
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The distance between two successive lines of latitude remain constant (111km) because latitudes run parallel to each other and never meets the other latitude. But distance between the longitudes decreases as they go towards the Pole. Finally, all longitudes meet at the Poles.
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because the earth is bulge at the equator
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