what does latitude mean?

Answer 1

Latitude, usually denoted symbolically by the Greek letter phi, , gives the location of a place on Earth north or south of the equator. Latitude is an angular measurement in degrees (marked with °) ranging from 0° at the Equator (low latitude) to 90° at the poles (90° N for the North Pole or 90° S for the South Pole; high latitude). The complementary angle of a latitude is called the colatitude.

Answer 2

Latitude, usually denoted symbolically by the Greek letter phi, , gives the location of a place on Earth north or south of the equator. Latitude is an angular measurement in degrees (marked with °) ranging from 0° at the Equator (low latitude) to 90° at the poles (90° N for the North Pole or 90° S for the South Pole; high latitude). The complementary angle of a latitude is called the colatitude.

Answer 3

Latitude is used to express how far north or south you are, relative to the equator. If you are on the equator your latitude is zero. If you are near the north pole your latitude is nearly 90 degrees north. If you are near the south pole your latitude is almost 90 degrees south.

Conventionally latitude is expressed as degrees north or south. For inputting to the satellite pointing calculator south latitude figures need to be input as negative numbers.

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Answer 4

Latitude is the angular measurement at the center of the earth from the equator to your position. It can be approximated by measuring the angle from the horizon to the North Star. At the equator, the latitude is 0°. At the North Pole it's 90°North.

Answer 5

It's a measurement in degrees from the equator. The equator is 0 degrees and the north and south poles are at 90 degrees. Think of it as the measure of the angle at the center of the earth with one of the legs being drawn to the equator and the other to where you want to know the latitude.

Answer 6

latitude gives you the distance of a place to the equator. By definition, the latitude is zero at the equator and 90° at the poles

Answer 7

Latitude is your position on the Earth's surface relative to the equator.

Answer 8

The earth is divided up into a grid for easy reference / navigation. These lines are refered to as Longditude and Latitude. Basically Longditude refers to the lines going verlically and Latitude refers to the lines going hozizontally.

Answer 9

Latitudes are imaginary lines that go aroung the globe .......they are parallel and equidistant from one another......they are used to locate places on the map...... equator is one of the most important latitudes

Answer 10

The exact definition is this: the angular distance (degrees) north or south of the equator. These lines run east to west and they are also known as parallels because they never touch each other. Think of them as the rungs on a ladder.