![]() On a world map that shows latitude and longitude, the imaginary lines of latitude appear horizontally from east to west. The North Pole has the latitude of 90 degrees north, while the South Pole's latitude is around 90 degrees south. The equator, which divides the earth into the Northern Hemisphere and the Southern Hemisphere, has a latitude of zero. Latitude is expressed as degrees north or degrees south. The latitude, sometimes called a parallel because each line is equally spaced, signifies the location north or south, relative to the equator. Latitude measurements range from 90 degrees north to zero at the equator, to 90 degrees south. Likewise, the Antarctic Circle, near the South Pole, is the location where the sun does not set around December 21st or rise around June 21st.Įxplore this map to find out the latitude and longitude where you are today.The angular distance, north or south of the equator. The Arctic Circle, which surrounds the North Pole, marks the point where the sun does not set around June 21st or rise around December 21st. This latitude is mirrored by the Tropic of Capricorn in the Southern Hemisphere and receives the most direct sunlight around December 21st when the South Pole is tilted toward the sun. The Tropic of Cancer located in the Northern Hemisphere is the point on Earth that receives the most direct sunlight around June 21st as the North Pole tilts toward the sun. Other key points of latitude are the Tropic of Cancer (23☂7’ N), Tropic of Capricorn (23☂7’ S), the Arctic Circle (66☃0’ N), and the Antarctic Circle (66☃0’ S). It was not until 1884, when 22 countries met in Washington, D.C., United States, and voted the Greenwich meridian as the international standard. In the 18th century most European countries chose a location unique to them a built their maps off of that reference point. Greenwich has not always been the agreed-upon prime meridian. ![]() Latitude marks how far north or south of the Equator (zero degrees) one is while longitude determines how far east or west one is from the prime meridian (zero degrees), today located in Greenwich, London, United Kingdom. ![]() Latitude and longitude is a gridded coordinate system across the surface of Earth that allows us to pinpoint the exact location. ![]()
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