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olga nikolaevna [1]
3 years ago
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What is latitude and what is longitude *a simplified definition of both*

Geography
1 answer:
Katena32 [7]3 years ago
8 0

Answer:

Latitude is the angular distance of a place north or south of the earth's equator, or of a celestial object north or south of the celestial equator, usually expressed in degrees and minutes. (left to right)

longitude is 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.(up and down)

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