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- Latitude is a coordinate on Earth.
- This is used to determine the north and south of not just Earth but any planet or celestial body.
- Latitudes that lie above the equator are called Northern latitudes.
- Those below the equator are called Southern latitudes.
- These are but imaginary lines.
- These latitude lines run parallel to each other.
- At the Equator, the latitude’s angle is 0 degrees.
- At the north pole, its degree is 90 degrees.
- At the south, its -90 degrees.
- The longest Latitude on Earth is the Equator.