These are imaginary lines that run from North Pole to south pole of the earth
They are also called meridians or horizontals
Main line of longitude is Greenwich meridian at 0 ̊
Greenwich meridian is also called prime meridian
Prime meridian passes through the Greenwich town in London and Accra in Ghana
Characteristics of longitudes
They run from north to south
They are not parallel
They meet at the poles they affect time
They are of the same length
They are measured in degrees east por west of prime meridian
They are 360 ̊ lines of longitudes in total.
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