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How do lines of latitude and longitude help you locate places on earth with greater accuracy?

User Will Chu
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     Latitude and longitude is like a grid covering all of the earth. And every place on earth has it own point of intersection of latitude and longitude, so by specifying a location in the form of latitude and longitude, you can find any place on the planet.
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It lets you have specific location on the map.
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