The largest city in each 10x10 degree latitude/longitude box

Re:The largest city in each 10x10 degree latitude/longitude box by tantalor on Thursday June 25, 2020 @04:46PM (#23645501)

Yes with regard to the surface of the earth.

Take the lines tangent to the meridian & parallel at the point of intersection. Observe these lines are perpendicular. Hence the meridian & parallel meet at a right angle.

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Re:The largest city in each 10x10 degree latitude/longitude box by doersino on Friday June 26, 2020 @03:35AM (#23649648)

You’re right, I apologize for my smartass answer.

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Re:The largest city in each 10x10 degree latitude/longitude box by simonh on Thursday June 25, 2020 @05:38PM (#23646043)

What about the ‘boxes’ where the top edge is, er, the point at one of the poles?

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Re:The largest city in each 10x10 degree latitude/longitude box by tantalor on Thursday June 25, 2020 @06:22PM (#23646442)

Yeah not the pole of course, but you can cut them off at at ±89.999 degrees and it still works.

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