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What are characteristics of the lines of longitude?

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Lines of longitude

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What are the characteristics of the lines of longitude?
Lines of longitude run north-south determine time zones shorter than lines of latitude converge at the poles have 360 degrees, with 180 degrees in the east and west hemispheres each.
What are the 3 characteristics of lines of longitude?
Lines of longitude run north-south determine time zones shorter than lines of latitude converge at the poles have 360 degrees, with 180 degrees in the east and west hemispheres each. Hope it helped!...
What are Lines of latitude and lines of longitude?
latitudes are a set of lines running from east to west and longitudes are a set of lines running from north to south.They are always equal.
Are lines of longitude parallel lines?
No. All meridians of longitude converge (meet, come together) at the north pole andat the south pole. If there's any other place where they're not all together, then they can't be parallel....
What are lines of longitude?
The lines on a map or globe that go vertically and match with the lines of latitude to tell the exact pin points of a place.