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Latitude
24.09.2011
Latitude
is the North-South coordinate of
geographic coordinates
:
latitude
[phi] (- 90° S - +90° N)
-90° S: south pole
+90° N: north pole
-90 °S - 0°: southern hemisphere
0° - +90°: northern hemisphere
Coordinate lines of constant latitude are called
parallels
(circle of latitude). The coordinate line with
= 0° is the
equator
.
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