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Latitudes and Longitudes
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN LATITUDES AND LONGITUDES
LATITUDES
|
LONGITUDES |
Latitudes are the
imaginary lines drawn from West to East on the globe
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Longitudes are the
imaginary lines drawn from North to South on the globe
|
Total latitudes are
181
|
Total longitudes
are 360
|
Known as Parallels
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Known as Meridians
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They do not touch
each other. They run parallel to each other
|
They touch each
other in the North at North Pole and in the South at the South Pole
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They are unequal in
length. Equator is the longest latitude
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They are equal in
length
|
Lower latitudes are
longer and higher latitudes are shorter in length
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All the longitudes
are equal in length
|
Equator is the 0
degree latitude
|
Prime Meridian is
the 0 degree longitude. This Meridian is known as Greenwich Meridian also
|
Equator divides the
globe into two equal halves namely Northern Hemisphere and Southern
Hemisphere
|
Prime Meridian and
180 degree longitude divide the globe into two equal halves namely Eastern
Hemisphere and Western Hemisphere
|
Some important
latitudes are:
1)
Equator the 0 degree latitude
2)
Tropic of Cancer
the 23 ½ degree North
3)
Tropic of
Capricorn the 23 ½ degree South
4)
Arctic Circle
the 66 ½ degree North
5)
Antarctic Circle
the 66 ½ degree South
6) North Pole the 90 degree North
7) South
Pole the 90 degree South
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Some important
longitudes are:
1)
Prime Meridian
2)
180 degree
Meridian
|
Latitudes are used
to calculate the distance
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Longitudes are used
to calculate the time
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Distance between
two latitudes are 111 Kilo Meters.
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Time difference
between two longitudes are 4 minutes
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