LATITUDE
Northern
Hemisphere
Southern
Hemisphere
(degree)
(minutes)
(seconds)Each minute contains 60’’
90°N (North Pole)
90°S (South Pole)
Each circle contains 360°
Each degree contains 60’
0° latitude
(equator)
48
Introduction
GPScape System
Any location on Earth may be described by two positioning coordinates.
These two coordinates, measured by degrees, minutes, and seconds, are:
latitude
longitude
Latitudes are horizontal circles drawn around the Earth. The zero degree
latitude (the equator) divides the globe into the Northern and Southern
hemispheres.
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