What is latitude and longitude?
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Latitude and longitude, coordinate system by means of which the position or location of any place on Earth's surface can be determined and described. latitude and longitude. Perspective of the globe with grid formed by parallels of latitude and meridians of longitude. Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
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- An imaginary vertical line that divided the earth into two part/halves from North to South is call longitude.
- An imaginary horizontal line that divided the earth into two part/halves from West to East is called latitudes.
Latitude and longitude are a system of lines used to describe the location of any place on Earth. Lines of latitude run in an east-west direction across Earth. Lines of longitude run in a north-south direction.
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