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It depends on one's latitude, I believe.

Distance at the Poles, Zero, at the Equator about 700 miles.

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Q: What is the actual distance between lines of the longitude?
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Is longitude horizontal?

Lines of longitude are vertical but they measure horizontal distance(In degrees,not kilometers or miles)between Greenwich Mean Time(GMT) and you so the lines are vertical,not horizontal. However,longitude measures horizontal distance,not vertical distance.


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.


Do lines of longitude or lines of latitude show the distance east and west of the prim meridian?

longitude


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.


Which lines-latitude or longitude-are always the same distance from each other no matter where they are on the planet?

The longitude lines are always the same distance from each other.


Why does the length of a parallel decrease toward the poles?

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.


How many miles apart are 175 west longitude and 179 east longitude?

There is no way to tell. Their precise latitude locations would enable this computation. Note that unlike N and S latitude lines, which have a fixed distance between degree lines, the spacing between longitude lines varies greatly with latitude. Close to the poles, there is practically no distance between 175° W and 179° E -- at the equator, the lines are separated by about 360 nautical miles, which is about 414.3 miles or 666.7 kilometers.


If you travel 10 degrees of longitude along the equator the distance traveled will be very diffrent from the distance traveled through 10 degrees of longitude at 60 degrees n latitude why?

Yes, because lines of longitude converge at the poles. The distance between longitude lines will always decrease the further you are from the equator. Lines of latitude remain equidistant.This is why no map is always accurate. Think of peeling an orange and try laying it flat on the table.


What is the distance between 60 degrees and 80 degrees in miles regarding latitude longitude?

Each degree of longitude is approximately 69 miles (111 km) in length at the equator so 20 degrees is 1380 miles. The distance between lines of longitude, however, gets smaller as you move towards the poles (North or South) since all the lines converge there.


What distance are lines of longitude used to show?

None. they are a measure of angular distance and not of linear distance.


Distance east and west from the prime meridian?

The longitude of a location is its angle east or west of the Prime Meridian.


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.