Key:longitude

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Description
Longitude is the angular distance of a place east or west of the meridian at Greenwich, England. Show/edit corresponding data item.
Used on these elements
should not be used on nodesshould not be used on waysshould not be used on areasshould not be used on relations (except multipolygon relations)
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Status: discardable

Longitude is the angular distance of a place east or west of the meridian at Greenwich, England, or west of the standard meridian of a celestial object, usually expressed in degrees and minutes or in decimal degrees.

Looking at the graph of the use of this key, it can be deduced that it comes from imports and its use is not increasing.

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