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Are the lines of longitude the same distance apart at the equator as they are at the poles?
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∙ 13y ago
No. All of the meridians merge in a single point at the poles.
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What is the actual distance between lines of the longitude?
It depends on one's latitude, I believe. Distance at the Poles, Zero, at the Equator about 700 miles.
Why can't you measure distance between lines of longitude?
You can, but the distances are not constant - they are zero at the poles and increase as you go towards the equator.
What are the imaginary lines called that circle the earth?
The equator and the lines of longitude.
What are lines of latitutde?
Latitude lines are imaginary lines that are parallel to the equator to fix a position on earth (along with longitude lines which are imaginary lines perpendicular to the equator)
Why does the length of the parallel decreases towards the pole?
You may be thinking of the distance between lines of longitude. The length of the lines of latitude decrease because the Earth is round, so the length of the line is shorter at the poles than it is at the Equator. The distance between the lines of longitude is shorter as you move toward the poles, again, because the Earth is round. All lines of longitude are the same length.
Where are lines of longitude farthest apart?
Lines of longitude are farthest apart where they intersect the line of the equator.
Where are lines of longitude widest apart?
At the Equator.
How does the linear distance separating each 1 degree of longitude change as you move from the equator toward the poles?
The linear distance across each degree of longitude at the equator is about 60 miles. That's as far apart as those lines of longitude get. As the lines of longitude run north (or south) to the north (south) pole, they converge until they all meet at the pole. That translates like this: the linear distance separating each degree of longitude is a maximum at the equator, and decreases to zero at the pole.
Imaginary lines used to measer distance north and sounth of the equator are lines of what?
it is longitude
What kind of lines on a globe show distance from the equator?
Longitude long get it
What distance are lines of longitude used to know?
None. The distances between the lines of longitude are a meaningless concept. These lines measure angular distance around the world around the equator. Each degree of longitude is approx 111 km at the equator and 0 km at the poles.
Which lines measure distance of the prime meridian?
Longitude measures the distance east and west of the prime meridian.
What are further apart at the equator than at the poles?
Lines of constant latitude don't cross the equator. Any two lines of constant longitude are farthest apart at the equator, and meet at the north and south poles.
What lines are parelle to the prime meridian?
No lines are parallel to the Prime Meridian. All of the meridians of longitude are farthest apart at the equator, and all converge at the north and south poles. Parallel lines would be the same distance apart everywhere, and never meet.
What lines measure the distance north and south of the equator?
Lines of latitude. Longitude is from Pole to Pole.
What are imaginary lines that run east to west and measure distance north and south of the equator called?
the answer is longitude and latitude lines
Do longitude lines pass through the equartor?
The Equator is a longitude line. Latitude lines pass through the equator.
