What is absolute location?

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What is absolute location?

“Absolute location is a point on the earth's surface expressed by a coordinate system such as latitude and longitude.”

What is longitude?

“Longitude is the numbering system that enumerates meridians, arcs that are drawn between the north and south pole.”

Longitude 0° Longitude runs through Greenwich, England and is known as the Prime Meridian

What is latitude?

“Latitude is the numbering system that enumerates parallels, circles drawn around the globe parallel to the equator and at right angles to the meridians.”

Latitude 0° Latitude is the equator. 90° north latitude is the north pole. 90° south latitude is the south pole.