Concept information
Preferred term
longitude
Definition
- Longitude is the angular distance around Earth from a reference plane that defines a prime meridian. A meridian is synonymous with a line of longitude. [Source: Encyclopedia of Geography; Longitude]
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URI
https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/longitude
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