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Longitude measures the angular distance of a place east or west of the meridian at Greenwich, England, or west of the standard meridian of a celestial object, usually expressed in degrees and minutes.

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What do meridian lines measure?

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What imaginary line on the globe do longitude lines measure?

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How you measure location?

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We measure latitude and longitude in what?

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What does latitude and longitude?

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