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imported>Kaimbridge m (Changed "lines of longitude" description from "great circles" to "great ellipse") |
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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 [[Vertical|vertical]] with varying curvature in this projection; but are actually halves of great | + | |colspan="2"|Lines of longitude appear [[Vertical|vertical]] with varying curvature in this projection; but are actually halves of great ellipses, with identical radii at a given latitude. |
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!colspan="2" style="background:#bbffee;"| [[Latitude]] (φ) | !colspan="2" style="background:#bbffee;"| [[Latitude]] (φ) | ||
Revision as of 14:29, 4 September 2009
| Map of Earth | |
| Longitude (λ) | |
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| Lines of longitude appear vertical with varying curvature in this projection; but are actually halves of great ellipses, with identical radii at a given latitude. | |
| Latitude (φ) | |
| Lines of latitude appear horizontal with varying curvature in this projection; but 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° | |