Glossary / longitude

longitude

(noun)

longitude (noun) — A coordinate identifying an east-west position on the Earth’s surface.

A coordinate identifying an east-west position on the Earth’s surface. Latitude is measured 180° east and west of the prime meridian (0°).

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What is longitude?

A coordinate identifying an east-west position on the Earth’s surface. Latitude is measured 180° east and west of the prime meridian (0°).

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