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Why is longitude harder to measure than latitude?

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Answer:

Longitude is much harder to calculate than latitude.

Step-by-step explanation:

The Earth rotates 360° per day, which is 15° per hour, and so there's a direct relationship between longitude and the time that the Sun rises and sets

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