What do longitude lines run, and what do they measure?

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What do longitude lines run, and what do they measure?

Explanation:
Longitudes are lines that run from the North Pole to the South Pole. They measure how far east or west a place is from the Prime Meridian, the zero-degree reference line that passes through Greenwich, England. So longitudes run north–south and indicate east–west position relative to that meridian. By contrast, lines of latitude run east–west and tell you how far north or south a location is from the equator.

Longitudes are lines that run from the North Pole to the South Pole. They measure how far east or west a place is from the Prime Meridian, the zero-degree reference line that passes through Greenwich, England. So longitudes run north–south and indicate east–west position relative to that meridian. By contrast, lines of latitude run east–west and tell you how far north or south a location is from the equator.

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