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longitude measures distance of a point on the earth's surface in angular degrees from the center of the earth east or west of greenwich, england; the prime meridian.

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What does the longitude measure?

Longitude is the measurement east or west of the prime meridian. Longitude is measured by imaginary lines that run around Earth vertically (up and down) and meet at the North and South Poles. These lines are known as meridians. Each meridian measures one arc degree of longitude.

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