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180 degrees is both east and west longitude. It doesn't matter which way you go

from the Prime Meridian ... if you go 180 degrees, you arrive at the same longitude.

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Q: Why 180 longitude are not designated east or west?
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Can you explain why 0 degrees longitude and 180degrees longitude are not designated east or west?

For the same reason that your lawn is not above or below ground,or something like that.Zero and 180 degrees longitude form the boundary between east and west,so they are both, and they are neither.


What is the range of numbers of longitude or meridians?

Longitude goes up to 180 East and 180 West.


Is there 360 degrees of longitude on the globe?

Yes. 180 East and 180 West


Why are 0 degrees longnitude and 180 degrees longnitude not designated east of west?

For the same reason that it doesn't matter what direction you're headed if your speed is zero, and it doesn't matter what country's money you're using if you're broke. Zero longitude is the starting point from which east and west are reckoned, so it's both ... zero east and zero west ... and doesn't need to be designated. And regardless of which direction you travel from it, east or west, if you travel 180 degrees, you'll wind up on the same meridian, halfway around the Earth from where you started. 180 east and 180 west are the same place, and don't need to be designated.


What is the highest possible measure for longitude?

The spherical Earth has 360° of total longitude, divided into 180° east of the Prime Meridian and 180° west of the Prime Meridian.So the highest value for longitude is 180° (this is nominally the International Date Line, and 180° E is the same meridian as 180° W).


How many degress of longitude is the earth divided?

360 degrees. Longitude runs from 180 degrees East to -180 degrees West.


What is the name of the numbers along the lines of longitude?

Zero to 180 east and zero to 180 west


The numbers along the lines of longitude range from what to what?

Zero to 180 east and zero to 180 west


Why is 0 degrees longitude and 180 degrees longitude not designed east or west?

Because either way it would still be the same. There is only a maximum of 180 degrees longitude. If you move 180 degrees east and 180 degrees west, you will still end up at the same place, so there is no need to designate east or west for it.


What is the range number along the lines of longitude?

Zero to 180 west and zero to 180 east.


Which Time Zone includes 2200W longitude?

There is no such longitude. The maximum degrees for lines of longitude is 180 east and west only.


What is the highest degree for the lines of longitude?

Longitude is labeled from zero (at the Prime Meridian) to 180 degreesin each direction, east and west, from it.