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2006.12.19

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Today's Lesson
LATITUDE / LONGITUDE   緯度(線) / 経度(線)

Explanation

  • A latitude is any imaginary line around the earth that is parallel to the equator. Such lines are given numbers (“degrees”) from 0 to 90 to show their distance from the equator.

    A longitude is any imaginary line around the earth that passes through the North Pole and the South Pole. Such lines are given numbers (“degrees”) from 0 to 180 to show their relative positions east or west of other such lines.
  • latitude とは、赤道と平行に地球を回っている想像上の線、つまり、緯度、という意味です。緯度には、赤道からの距離を示すために、0から90までの数字(度)がついています。

    longitude とは、北極点と南極点を結んだ、地球を回っている想像上の線、つまり、経度、という意味です。その経度には、東か西かを示すために、0から180までの数字(度)がついています。

examples

  1. (in northern Alaska)
    At this latitude, there are a few weeks during the winter when the sun never rises.
  2. In the higher latitudes (= areas located far from the equator), the seasons become more distinct.
  3. Tokyo is located at about 35 degrees north latitude and 140 degrees east longitude.

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