Monday, September 30, 2019

Lines of Longitude

Eratosthenes made the first world map.

Longitude is a geographic coordinate that specifies the east-west position of a point on the Earth's surface.

The Prime Meridian passes through Greenwich, England and is given the position of 0 degrees longitude.

Lines of latitude are known as meridians

All are equal in length

Run in a north-south direction

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