What is the central latitudinal line called? What is the central longitudinal line called?
1 Answer
Equator, Prime Meridian
Explanation:
In order to make navigation of the Earth easier, there is a map system of coordinates overlaid the globe consisting of grid lines. **The lines run in two directions - from pole to pole (lines of longitude) and lines that run at 90 degrees to them (lines of latitude). **
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The most famous of these grid lines is the central latitudinal line, known as the Equator.
The central longitudinal line is the Prime Meridian , which is 0 degrees longitude and runs through Greenwich, England. (Note that this is only forms a half circle around the Earth unlike the Equator which is a full circle. If you were to form a complete circle using the Prime Meridian, it'd connect to the Antimeridian at 180 degrees.)
