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!colspan="2" style="background:#bbffee;"| [[Longitude]] (λ) | !colspan="2" style="background:#bbffee;"| [[Longitude]] (λ) | ||
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| − | |colspan="2"|Lines of longitude appear | + | |colspan="2"|Lines of longitude appear [[Vertical|vertical]] in this projection, with varying curvature. But they are actually halves of great circles, with identical radii. |
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!colspan="2" style="background:#bbffee;"| [[Latitude]] (φ) | !colspan="2" style="background:#bbffee;"| [[Latitude]] (φ) | ||
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| − | |colspan="2"|Lines of latitude appear [[Horizontal plane|horizontal]] in this projection, | + | |colspan="2"|Lines of latitude appear [[Horizontal plane|horizontal]] in this projection, with varying curvature. But they are actually circular with different radii. All locations with a given latitude are collectively referred to as a [[circle of latitude]]. |
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|The '''[[equator]]''' divides the planet into a [[Northern Hemisphere]] and a [[Southern Hemisphere]], and has a latitude of 0°. | |The '''[[equator]]''' divides the planet into a [[Northern Hemisphere]] and a [[Southern Hemisphere]], and has a latitude of 0°. | ||
Revision as of 01:17, 25 August 2009
| Map of Earth | |
| Longitude (λ) | |
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| Lines of longitude appear vertical in this projection, with varying curvature. But they are actually halves of great circles, with identical radii. | |
| Latitude (φ) | |
| Lines of latitude appear horizontal in this projection, with varying curvature. But they are actually circular with different radii. All locations with a given latitude are collectively referred to as a circle of latitude. | |
| The equator divides the planet into a Northern Hemisphere and a Southern Hemisphere, and has a latitude of 0°. | |