Social Sciences, asked by mistryjahanvi822, 9 days ago

what is longitude? what is longitude?

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Answered by helloaryannishindi

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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.

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Answered by Rony6469

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Longitude is the measurement east or west of the prime meridian. Longitude is measured by imaginary lines that run around the Earth vertically (up and down) and meet at the North and South Poles. These lines are known as meridians. The distance around the Earth measures 360 degrees.

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