How are latitude and longitude measured
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How are latitude and longitude measured
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The primary unit in which longitude and latitude are given is degrees (°). There are 360° of longitude (180° E ↔ 180° W) and 180° of latitude (90° N ↔ 90° S). Each degree can be broken into 60 minutes ('). ... Sometimes instead of using minutes and seconds to measure the fraction of a degree, a decimal value is used.