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Why are latitudes and longitudes measured in degrees?

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Latitudes and longitudes, like angles, are expressed in terms of degrees.  Degrees are a way to measure angles.  They tell us how much of a full rotation (a circle, in essence) the angle makes up.  There are 360 degrees in a circle.

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