Latitude (shown as a horizontal line) is the angular distance, in degrees, minutes, and seconds of a point north or south of the Equator Lines of latitude are often referred to as parallels Longitude (shown as a vertical line) is the angular distance, in degrees, minutes, and seconds, of a point east or west of the Prime (Greenwich) Meridian Lines of longitude are often referred to asThe global grid system uses both the parallels of latitude and the meridian of longitude When giving a location in latitude and longitude, latitude is always first As an example, the location for New Orleans is 30 N, 90 W This is read as 30 degrees north latitude, and 90 degrees west longitude The map above shows the New Orleans locationHere, on the earth map, zero degree latitude arc circles on the middle of earth from east to west and is known as equator while the north pole is measured as 90 degree north and south degree pole as 90 degree south The entire place range between these latitude lines and measured from the distance to equator
Catalogue Of Greenwich Meridian Markers Latitude And Longitude
