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__Longitude__ - The Longitude, symbolized by the Greek character lambda (λ), is the geographic coordinate most commonly used in cartography and global navigation for east-west measurement. A line of longitude is a north-south meridian and half of a great circle.

Longitude is given as an angular measurement ranging from 0° at the prime meridian to +180° eastward and −180° westward.

!!See also
* ((-Latitude))
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Longitude|Wikipedia]

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