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There are 360 degrees of longitude around the earth with each degree divided into 60 minutes and each minute is further divided into 60 seconds. What does this mean?
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∙ 14y ago
The "meaning" of this assignment of degrees, minutes and seconds is that it is a form of notation. We can accurately locate things by using a specified measurement, and a given reference, and in this case it's the Greenwich Mean.
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 14y agoThe circumference of the Eath is 24,000 miles. The miles per degree figure is 24,000/360 = 66.67 miles/degree The distance between the degree of latitiude is 111km
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Longitude and latitude are measured in?
Degrees, minutes and seconds.
Each degree of latitude or longitude is divided into 60 smaller units called?
Minutes & seconds
What is the relative location of Orlando?
Given a city's longitude and latitude coordinates, a relative location can be determined. Orlando lies on 28 degrees, 25 minutes North and 81 degrees 18 minutes West.
Unit of longitude and latitude measurement?
Latitude and longitude are angles. So any unit of angle will work.Examples include radians, grads, degrees, etc.Mostly on account of seafaring tradition and the history of navigation, thesecoordinates are still almost always listed and stated in degrees (and fractionsof degrees, like decimals, or minutes and seconds).
Where is 33 degrees 20 minutes N 44 degrees 26 minutes E?
Bagdad, Iraq
How is the degree of longitude or latitude further subdivided?
20
How many seconds subdivide 1 minute of latitude?
For precision purposes, degrees of longitude and latitude have been divided into minutes (') and seconds ("). There are 60 minutes in each degree. Each minute is divided into 60 seconds. Seconds can be further divided into tenths, hundredths, or even thousandths.
Space between 2 degrees of longitude is divided into what?
it is deided by 467 then by 7 and timsed by 2
How many minutes does it take for the Sun to cross one degree of longitude?
The Sun travels around the Earth once every 24 hours. The Earth is divided into 360 degrees of longitude. Therefore, the Sun transits 15 degrees every hour (360 divided by 24). If it crosses 15 degrees in 60 minutes, it will cross one degree every 4 minutes (60 divided by 15).
Is New York New York or Lisbon Portugal further north?
New York City, New York is further north than Lisbon, Portugal. The latitude and the longitude coordinates of New York, New York are 40 degrees 44 minutes North and 73 degrees 55 minutes West. The latitude and the longitude coordinates of Lisbon, Portugal are 38 degrees 42 minutes North and 9 degrees 05 minutes West.
What is the Longitude and Latitiude of Washington D.C. in Degrees Minutes and Seconds?
what is the longitude and latitude of Washington DC in degrees, minutes, and seconds
A degree is divided into 60 parts called?
Degrees are divided into minutes. Minutes are divided into seconds. Degrees, minutes and seconds.Every degree is divided into 60 minutes.
What is the latitude and longitude of Regina Saskatchewan?
Latitude 50 degrees 27 minutes north, longitude 104 degrees 36 minutes west.
What is the latitude and longitude of South Wales?
latitude - 51 degrees 41 minutes north longitude - 3 degrees 23 minutes west
Is the grid system latitude and longitude?
Latitude (shown as a horizontal line) is the angular distance, in degrees, minutes, and seconds of a point north or south of the Equator. Lines of latitude are often referred to as parallels. Longitude (shown as a vertical line) is the angular distance, in degrees, minutes, and seconds, of a point east or west of the Prime (Greenwich) Meridian. Lines of longitude are often referred to as meridians. Distance between Lines If you divide the circumference of the earth (approximately 25,000 miles) by 360 degrees, the distance on the earth's surface for each one degree of latitude or longitude is just over 69 miles, or 111 km. Note: As you move north or south of the equator, the distance between the lines of longitude gets shorter until they actually meet at the poles. At 45 degrees N or S of the equator, one degree of longitude is about 49 miles. Minutes and Seconds For precision purposes, degrees of longitude and latitude have been divided into minutes (') and seconds ("). There are 60 minutes in each degree. Each minute is divided into 60 seconds. Seconds can be further divided into tenths, hundredths, or even thousandths.
What is the longitude of Salt Lake City Utah?
Latitude is 40 degrees 47 minutes north. Longitude is 111 degrees 57 minutes west
Latitude and longitude of McMurdo?
McMurdo Station: Latitude: 77 degrees, 50 minutes South Longitude: 166 degrees, 40 minutes West
