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How do longitude and latitude describe a location?

Answer 1

Longitude and latitude lines are lines that go all along the earth.

Everywhere on Earth has a longitude and latitude line that indicates your location. There are main lines and countless smaller ones.

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Answer 2

Aaron Anderson

Longitude and latitude are coordinates used to pinpoint a location on the Earth's surface. Longitude lines run north-south and measure the east-west position, while latitude lines run east-west and measure the north-south position. Together, they provide a precise geographical reference, with longitude given in degrees east or west of the Prime Meridian and latitude in degrees north or south of the Equator.

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