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Crazy boy [7]
3 years ago
5

Why latitudes and longitudes are measured in degrees

Geography
1 answer:
abruzzese [7]3 years ago
6 0
Meridians are perpendicular to every latitude<span>. ... All the other </span>longitudes are measured<span>, and named after the angle they make with respect to the center of the Earth from the intersection of the Meridian and the Equator. Since a sphere has 360 </span>degrees<span>, the Earth is divided into 360 </span>longitudes<span>.</span>
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