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longitudes and latitudes
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longitude and latitude are angles measured with the center of the earth as an origin. A longitude is an angle from the prime merdian, measured to the east (longitudes to the west are negative). Latitudes measure an angle up from the equator (latitudes to the south are negative).
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Latitude: These are the horizontal imaginary lines parallel to each other drawn in a globe.
Further, the latitude of a place shows duration of daytime, heat received by the area.
Longitude: These are the vertical imaginary lines drawn in a globe which meet at a common point.
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- Longitudinal extent of India—68° 7' E to 97° 25' E.
- Latitudinal extent—8° 4' N to 37° 6' N.
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