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- Meaning of Latitude
- Important Lines of Latitude
- Calculation of Distance Using Lines of Latitude
What is Latitude?
Latitude is the angular distance of a point on the Earth's surface measured in degrees from the centre of the Earth. It is a parallel line.
Latitude 0° , is called the EquatorThe Equator is Zero degrees (0°) latitude. The Sun is directly overhead the equator at noon on the two equinoxes (March and Sept. 20 or 21). The equator divides the globe... More which is midway in between the North and ...
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