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Longitude

Legg inn av Marge » 26 des 2004 21:13:17

Please excuse this question from someone who has herself so confused ! !

Are all longitude coordinates in Germany East?

Marge
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Re: Longitude

Legg inn av Gordon » 26 des 2004 21:33:12

On Sun, 26 Dec 2004 15:13:17 -0500, "Marge" <mclark@eticomm.net>
wrote:

Please excuse this question from someone who has herself so confused ! !

Are all longitude coordinates in Germany East?

Marge

Yes, they are. The zero degrees longitude line runs north-south

through Greenwich, England. East of that line is east longitude,
until the 180 degree longitude line is reached. West of the zero
longitude line, all is west longitude until the same 180 degree
longitude line is reached. This 180 degree longitude line is
also approximately the same as the international date line. There
are some zig-zags along the international date line, to avoid
dividing specific countries and island areas into separate date
zones, but for the most part the date line lies along the 180
degree longitude line.

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