What is latitudinal/longitudinal extent, And How to measure/calculate it?
For example: India's Latitudinal extent is : 8°4′ N to 37°6′ N
And_______ India's Longitudinal extent is: 68°7′ E to 97°25′ E
I wanna know what is the meaning of them? also What is the meaning of '(single quote) symbol in those numbers?
Thank you
Answers
Answer:
Longitude - is a geographic coordinate that specifies the east–west position of a point on the Earth's surface, or the surface of a celestial body. It is an angular measurement, usually expressed in degrees and denoted by the Greek letter lambda (λ).
Latitude - 1.the angular distance of a place north or south of the earth's equator, or of the equator of a celestial object, usually expressed in degrees and minutes.
2.regions, especially with reference to their temperature and distance from the equator.
How is latitude calculated?
Measurements of longitude are determined by calculating the time difference between the observer and the prime meridian, and using that different to come up with a measurement in degrees, minutes, and seconds.
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Hi friend! This latitudinal and longitudinal extension is a tricky one to understand, so read my answer carefully..
- First of all go through the above given attachment
- Understand the concept of north, south, east, west clearly
- You are able to see the latitudinal and longitudinal extensions
- our earth was so vast in a way that we were not able to point out the exact location like we now do using gps.
- this was met by the introduction of latitudes and longitudes.
- latitudes are the line which passes through east - west direction of world , and longitudes North - South to the world.
- to mark these , the legends introduced the usage of ° , ' , " ,
- by this we are able to mark an exact place, for example to mark the northernmost place of india indira col in ladakh, 37°6' E
