The greatest number of degrees anyone can be from the prime meridian is 180 degrees. This is because the prime meridian itself is located at 0 degrees longitude, and the maximum longitude value is 180 degrees both east and west. Therefore, any location can be a maximum of 180 degrees away from the prime meridian.
Zero degrees longitude
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.
The prime meridian is the longitude (vertical) line that measures 0 degrees.
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Longitud is used to measure the distance of east and west from the prime meridian
Longitude or meridians are the distances in degrees measuring east or west of the prime meridian.
That angle is called 'longitude'.
The Prime Meridian is zero degrees longitude.
Longitud is used to measure the distance of east and west from the prime meridian
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east and west of the prime meridian
Longitude lines. They are also called meridians.
Lines of longitude indicate how far east or west a place is relative to the Prime Meridian. Longitude is measured in degrees, ranging from 0° at the Prime Meridian to 180° east and 180° west. The higher the number of degrees, the further east or west a place is from the Prime Meridian.