Which one is longitude and latitude?

Which one is longitude and latitude?

The first number is always the latitude and the second is the longitude. It easy to remember which is which if you think of the two coordinates in alphabetical terms: latitude comes before longitude in the dictionary. For example, the Empire State Building lies at 40.748440°, -73.984559°.

What are the two lines of latitude?

The Equator is the line of 0 degrees latitude. Each parallel measures one degree north or south of the Equator, with 90 degrees north of the Equator and 90 degrees south of the Equator. The latitude of the North Pole is 90 degrees N, and the latitude of the South Pole is 90 degrees S.

What is another name for longitude?

Lines of longitude are also known as meridians. Lines of longitude and latitude create a grid pattern on the globe for navigation. The Earth is split into 360 lines of longitude.

What are the 5 latitude lines?

Important lines of latitude:

• the equator (0°)
• the Tropic of Cancer (23.5° north)
• the Tropic of Capricorn (23.5° south)
• the Arctic circle (66.5° north)
• the Antarctic circle (66.5° south)
• the North Pole (90° north)
• the South Pole (90° south)

What is called Prime Meridian?

The prime meridian is the line of 0° longitude, the starting point for measuring distance both east and west around the Earth. The prime meridian is arbitrary, meaning it could be chosen to be anywhere.

Where is 180 degrees longitude?

The meridian that runs through Greenwich, England, is internationally accepted as the line of 0 degrees longitude, or prime meridian. The antimeridian is halfway around the world, at 180 degrees. It is the basis for the International Date Line.

What are two hemispheres?

Any circle drawn around the Earth divides it into two equal halves called hemispheres. There are generally considered to be four hemispheres: Northern, Southern, Eastern, and Western. The Equator, or line of 0 degrees latitude, divides the Earth into the Northern and Southern hemispheres.

What cities are on the Prime Meridian?

Largest cities straddling the Prime (Greenwich) Meridian

• London, United Kingdom: 8,538,689 (2014)
• Accra, Ghana: 2,291,352 (2013)
• Bordeaux, France: 851,071 (2011)
• Valencia, Spain: 809,267 (2010)
• Zaragoza, Spain: 666,058 (2014)
• Tamale, Ghana: 562,919 (2013)
• Brighton, United Kingdom: 273,400 (2011)

Which cities are on the same latitude?

Miami is at the same latitude as Saudi Arabia. Honolulu at the same latitude as the Sahara desert. Los Angeles, San Diego, Phoenix and Houston are all at the same latitude as North Africa. Anchorage is further south than Reykjavik.

Which city is closest to Prime Meridian?

London

Which city is the closest to the equator?

Quito

Which city is closest to the equator picture?

Quito Is The Closest Capital City To The Equator, South America Stock Photo, Picture And Royalty Free Image.

What country is the closest to the equator?

The countries through which the equator runs are:

• São Tomé and Principe.
• Gabon.
• Republic of the Congo.
• The Democratic Republic of the Congo.
• Uganda.
• Kenya.
• Somalia.
• Maldives.