asked 96.6k views
3 votes
What is the difference between longitude and latitude?

1 Answer

1 vote

Answer:

Both longitude and latitude are angles measured with the center of the earth as an origin. A longitude is an angle from the prime merdian, measured to the east (longitudes to the west are negative). Latitudes measure an angle up from the equator (latitudes to the south are negative).

Step-by-step explanation:

answered
User Sumit S Chawla
by
7.6k points

No related questions found

Welcome to Qamnty — a place to ask, share, and grow together. Join our community and get real answers from real people.