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Which lines complete a full circle around the globe Longitude or Latitude?
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What is a degree in relationship to Earth's surface?
It's 1/360 of a complete circle of longitude or latitude.
Is the Arctic Circle a latitude or longitude line?
it is a latitude
Why are lines of latitude and longitude called great circles?
They're not. A "great circle" is a circle drawn on a sphere that has its center at the center of the sphere. -- The only line of latitude that's a great circle is the equator. None of the others are. -- Each meridian of longitude is 1/2 of a great circle. In order to form a complete great circle, you have to glue it together with the other meridian of longitude that's directly opposite it on the other side of the globe. Like the Prime Meridian and 180° longitude, or 34° east longitude and 146° west longitude.
Is the Arctic Circle a line of longitude or latitude?
The Arctic Circle is a line of latitude. As of 2012, it is approximately 66° 33' 44" N latitude.
What is the pattern of lines that circle the globe east-west and north-south called?
Lines of latitude and longitude.
Is the Antarctic Circle latitude or longitude?
The Antarctic Circle is the collection of all the points on earth that are 23.5 degreessouth of the equator ... 23.5 degrees south latitude.
What is the line of latitude that runs around the world called?
Lines of latitude stay where they are and do not run anywhere. Every one of them forms a complete circle around the world.
What is the line of latitude called that runs around the world?
Lines of latitude stay where they are and do not run anywhere. Every one of them forms a complete circle around the world.
The prime meridian and the make a complete circle around the earth?
The Prime Meridian and the meridian of 180° longitude combine to forma great circle on the Earth. Each of them alone is a semi-circle.Every parallel of latitude also circles the Earth completely, but among those,only the equator is a great circle.
How are latitude and longitude the same?
They are both imaginary lines which circle the earth!
What longitude and latitude is Antarctic circle?
The Antarctic Circle is a line of latitude -- which moves, according to the Earth's wobble. As of 10 March 2016, it runs 66°33′46.1″ as a line of latitude and crosses all degrees of E and W longitude on Earth.
What is the latitude and longitude of 816 watts circle Nashville Tennessee 37209?
Latitude: N 36° 8' 33.9972" / Longitude: W 86° 52' 15.8268"
