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1. Why do longitude degrees only go up to 180° when a circle has 360º?

1. Why do longitude degrees only go up to 180° when a circle has 360º?
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1. Why do longitude degrees only go up
to 180° when a circle has 360º?

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User Milind Anantwar
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Longitude measures east OR west of the prime meridian, therefore only measuring 180° and not 360°.
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