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Longitude
24.09.2011
Longitude
is the West-East coordinate of
geographic coordinates
:
longitude
[lamda] (-180° - +180°)
-180° W - 0°: western hemisphere
0° - 180° E: eastern hemisphere
Coordinate lines of constant longitude are called
meridians
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