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what is latitude
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Latitude is measured from the equator, with positive values going north and negative values going south.
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what is longitude
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Longitude is measured from the Prime Meridian (which is the longitude that runs through Greenwich, England), with positive values going east and negative values going west. So, for example, 65 degrees west longitude, 45 degrees north latitude is -65 degrees longitude, +45 degrees latitude.
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what is contour line
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CONTOUR LINE is a line representing an imaginary line on the ground along which all points are at the same elevation.
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what is contour interval
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The distance between two consecutive contours on a map. The contour interval on a map is constant.
Read more: http://www.answers.com/topic/contour-interval#ixzz1BhTrFmJe |
