Why are longitudes called meridians?
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Longitudes are known as meridians because in Geographical sense, meridians are great circles which are not parallel to each other but intersect each other at the North and the South Poles. Same stands true of the longitudes. All longitudes are great circles which meet at the Poles.
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The lines of longitudes are also known as meridians because noon occurs at the same time at places located on a line of longitude.
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