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Explain how degrees of longitude are calculated .

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Longitude is the measurement east or west of the prime meridian. Longitude is measured by imaginary lines that run around the Earth vertically (up and down) and meet at the North and South Poles. ... Degrees of longitude are divided into 60 minutes. Each minute of longitude can be further divided into 60 seconds.

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