How do you pronounce latitude and longitude?
How do the British pronounce longitude?
Can you spell longitude?
The imaginary (but very important) lines of longitude run from the North Pole to the South Pole. A circle is divided into 360°; so, for example, the longitude of the Egyptian city of Cairo is about 31°E—that is, about 31° east of London.
What do you mean by longitude?
Longitude is the measurement east or west of the prime meridian. Longitude is measured by imaginary lines that run around the Earth vertically (up and down) and meet at the North and South Poles. These lines are known as meridians. The distance around the Earth measures 360 degrees.