why is it that inspite of having an almost equal titudinal and longitudinal extent, the north-south extent is greater than the east west extent in kilometers?
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We know that latitudes are equidistant from each other, but Distance between longitudes decreases as one moves from equator to poles. Therefore, the east west extent that longitudinal appears to be smaller than the north south or latitudinal extent!
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