Latitude and longitude on a 3D globe

Pick a city or move the latitude and longitude sliders. The globe turns to the place and shows its distance from the equator and its time difference from Greenwich.

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What is the difference between latitude and longitude?

Latitude measures how far north or south of the equator a place is (0° to 90°). Longitude measures how far east or west of the prime meridian it is (0° to 180°).

How far is one degree of latitude?

About 111 km everywhere. A degree of longitude is 111 km at the equator and shrinks to nothing at the poles.

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