Latitudes and Longitudes

Imaginary horizontal lines running in an east-west direction around the earth

• latitudes

• longitudes

• equator

imaginary lines that runs in a north-south direction from the north pole to south pole on the earth surface

• latitudes

• longitudes

• equator

east or west of the 0 degree longitude

• equator

• Prime Meridian

• latitudes

the line 0 degree latitudes which divides the Earth two halves

• Greenwich Meridian

• Equator

• Prime Meridian

upper half of the earth from the equator to the North pole

• Southern Hemisphere

• Northern Hemisphere

• South Pole

the lower part from the Equator to the south pole

• Southern Hemisphere

• Northern Hemisphere

• Equator

latitudes are measured in--

• degree and minutes

• degree and second

• degree and hour

Longitudes west of the Greenwich Meridian are measured in----

• 0 degree at Greenwich Meridian to 180 degree W

• 0 degree at Greenwich Meridian to 90 degree W

• 0 degree at Greenwich Meridian to 180 degree E

at latitudes 30 degree north of the equator and longitudes 10 degree east of the prime Meridian( the radio will show the position as--)

• 30N10E

• 30N10S

• 30W10E

nothern most point

• south pole

• north pole

• Prime Meridian