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What are the two functions of lines of longitude?​

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Answer:

They are used to define the East-West position of a location on the planet. They run perpendicular to the Equator and latitude lines.

Step-by-step explanation:

Half of a longitudinal circle is called a Meridian, which is where the term comes from in the name Greenwich Meridian or Prime Meridian.

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