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longitude

longitude
the angular distance of a place east or west of the prime reference line
Lines of longitude converge at the poles and are farthest apart at the equatorial line.
From Lesson 2:Earth & Environmental Sciences·TOEFL Academic Vocabulary

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Lines of longitude converge at the poles and are farthest apart at the equatorial line.

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