longitude

The reported location was approximately 3.4 degrees north latitude and 98.6 degrees east longitude.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 6, 2026

Latitude could be read from the stars, but longitude required something that nailed down time more precisely.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026

At 105 degrees West longitude, an active satellite might see a piece of junk come within 50km of its position up to four times a day.

From BBC ● Nov. 8, 2024

For this method, they included geographical data such as latitude, longitude, and elevation along with the geotechnical data to improve the predictive capabilities of the model.

From Science Daily ● May 30, 2024

It shows how the measurement of longitude and latitude depends upon reference to an imaginary grid.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

When the new system becomes official in the next year, latitudes, longitudes and elevations across the country will change by as much as 13 feet.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026

Because the planet rotates as it moves across the face of its star, changes in the signal over time correspond to different longitudes on the planet.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 11, 2026

According to Sotheby's, the piece contains 94 cities inscribed within it, each marked with their respective longitudes and latitudes, along with 38 star pointers linked by intricate floral tracery.

From BBC ● Apr. 25, 2026

For instance, latitudes and longitudes meet at right angles on the Earth’s surface, so they appear as a nice rectangular grid on the Mercator map.

From Slate ● Jan. 21, 2026

Then I turn my attention to the longitudes and latitudes on the map’s sides.

From "Warcross" by Marie Lu