Longitude and Latitude
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 longitude | Distance east or west of the prime meridian, measured in degrees |
| latitude | an imaginary line around the Earth parallel to the equator |
| Equator | An imaginary circle around the middle of the earth, halfway between the North Pole and the South Pole |
| Arctic Circle | a line of latitude near but south of the north pole |
| Prime Meridan | An invisible line that runs across the 0° line of Longitude heading North and South. |
| degrees | The unit of latitude and longitude lines. |
| Tropic of Capricorn | a line of latitude about 23 degrees South of the equator |
| Tropic of Cancer | a line of latitude about 23 degrees north of the equator |
| International Date Line | an imaginary line on the surface of the earth following (approximately) the 180th meridian |
| Antarctic Circle | a line of latitude north of the south pole |
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