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Why is the distance between two longitude lines at the north pole 0?
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∙ 12y ago
Because all of the longitudes converge in a single point, at both the north and
south poles. When you stand at a pole, you're standing on every longitude.
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What is the distance between 41 degrees N and 40 degrees N?
The shortest possible distance is along a meridian of constant longitude (a due north-south line).That distance is 69.1 miles (111.22 km).
Where do all longitude lines come together?
All longitudes converge at the north and south poles. To look at it another way,the north pole is located at 90 degrees north latitude and every longitude.
What are the parallel lines on a map called?
on a world map - the curved parallel lines are lines of latitude and longitude. They geographic co-ordinates. These coordinates values are measured in degrees, and represent angular distances calculated from the center of the EarthThese coordinates values are measured in degrees, and represent angular distances calculated from the center of the Earth. EAST TO WEST/WEST TO EAST - lines of latitude All lines of latitude are parallel to the Equator, and they are sometimes also referred to as parallels. Parallels are equally spaced. There are 90 degrees of latitude going north from the Equator, and the North Pole is at 90 degrees N. There are 90 degrees to the south of the Equator, and the South Pole is at 90 degrees S NORTH TO SOUTH/SOUTH TO NORTH - lines of longitude There is no obvious 0-degree point for longitude, as there is for latitude. Throughout history many different starting points have been used to measure longitude. By international agreement, the meridian line through Greenwich, England, is currently given the value of 0 degrees of longitude; this meridian is referred to as the Prime Meridian. Longitude values are indicate the angular distance between the Prime Meridian and points east or west of it on the surface of the Earth.
How are the lines of latitude and longitude used to locate points on Earth's surface?
The lines of latitude provide vertical (north-south) coordinates on a map or globe. Lines of longitude provide horizontal (east-west) coordinates. The defined geographical point is where the latitude line intersects the longitude line.
Why are latitude lines considered paralles and longitude lines are not?
Just like parallel lines on a flat surface, no two parallels of latitude ever meet.Just like non-parallel lines on a flat surface, any two meridians of longitude do meet.In fact, ALL meridians of longitude meet, at both the north and the south poles.
Imaginary lines used to measer distance north and sounth of the equator are lines of what?
it is longitude
What are north south lines on a map that shows distance from the prime meridian?
Lines of longitude
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 metric distance between adjacent 1 minute lines of longitude at 7deg 15' N?
At latitude 7.25° north, 1 minute of longitude spans 1.837 km.
The distance between the longitudes decreases towards?
The north and south poles or away from the equator. At the poles the distances between lines of longitude are zero.
What is the lines that run north and south on a globe and intersect the poles?
If you pick a longitude and mark a dot at every point on Earth with that longitude, the dots will form a line between the north and south poles. The imaginary line is called the "meridian" of that longitude.
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 are the lines that run north and south on a globe?
The lines on a globe that run north and south are called lines of longitude, or meridians. They measure distance east or west from the arbitrary Prime Meridian or Greenwich Meridian, established as 0° longitude.
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
How much is a degree of longitude equal to in miles?
One degree of longitude is approximately 69 miles (111 km) length at the equator.The distance between lines of longitude, however, gets smaller as you move towards the poles (North or South) since all the lines converge there.
Do the lines of longitude on a globe measure the distance north and south or east and west?
east west
Do lines of longitude measure the distance of North and South or east and west on a globe?
east west
