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!colspan="2" style="background:#bbffee;"| [[Longitude]] (λ)
 
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|colspan="2"|Lines of longitude appear curved and vertical in this projection, but are actually halves of great circles.
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|colspan="2"|Lines of longitude appear curved and [[vertical]] in this projection, but are actually halves of great circles.
 
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!colspan="2" style="background:#bbffee;"| [[Latitude]] (φ)
 
!colspan="2" style="background:#bbffee;"| [[Latitude]] (φ)

Revision as of 09:29, 12 April 2008

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Map of Earth
Longitude (λ)
Lines of longitude appear curved and vertical in this projection, but are actually halves of great circles.
Latitude (φ)
Lines of latitude appear straight and horizontal 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°. World map with equator.jpg
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