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> For instance Lat goes 0-180 but Lon goes -90 to 90 Surely this is several typos? Longitude, which marks east-west, must span 360 degrees (-180 to 180, perhap
by srl 5y ago
> For instance Lat goes 0-180 but Lon goes -90 to 90
Surely this is several typos? Longitude, which marks east-west, must span 360 degrees (-180 to 180, perhaps? although 0 to 360 is just as reasonable). Latitude, marking north-south, spans only 180 degrees, and therefore is presumably -90 to 90 (so that 0 is the equator).
- geokon 5y agoyes, typo. Thanks for catching that. edited it to match
- jbverschoor 5y agoCool.. So now I can finally remember. Longitude is LONGer because it goes all the way around.. LATitude I dunno.. is like a latte filling up?
- cerved 5y agolat is swedish for lazy, so I remember it as laying down, ie horizontal
- nieve 5y agoTry thinking of it like latitude being like a ladder's rungs. Though this does have the horrifying side effect that sometimes you'll pronounce it laddertude in your head.
- jrib 5y agoLatitude Altitude Vertical If I ever need to confirm which is which, I use the the mnemonic above. I usually imagine latitude corresponding to rings on the earth moving up and down along the surface. This image is triggered by thinking about "altitude" in the context of latitude for me. The latitude defines which of these "rings" the point is on. https://cdn.britannica.com/07/64907-050-7ACA69C8/Facts-parallels-Lines-of-Latitude-angles-direction.jpg https://cdn.britannica.com/07/64907-050-7ACA69C8/Facts-paral...
- jounker 5y agoThe lateral line on a fish goes from head to tail. :)
- bregma 5y agoLATitude is from the LATin for sideways.
- losvedir 5y agoI always say "Latitude? More like flatitude."