Student World Atlas (Maailma atlas)
Parallels a re numbered from 0 ° at th e Equ ato r to 90 ° N a t th e
No rt b Pole an d 90 °S a t the So uth Pole .
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SOUTH POLE
Longitude
Ru nning fro m pole to pol e, lm es o f longitude-ccal led
m eridi a ns - circle th e glob e In a north-south direcnon. As In
any circle or sp here, th ere a re 360 d egr ees ( 0) oflong itu de.
T he m erid ian s are nu m bere d fro m the Pr im e Meridian wlnch
IS labeled 0 °. Meridian s east
1800 o r west o f th e Prime
Mer idran a re la beled E or
W up to 180 ° .The
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