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Latitude

geography Maturity 11-13

Latitude helps us find where we are.

Latitude lines color.svg
Latitude lines color.svg
It uses lines around the Earth. These lines go east and west. The middle line is the Equator. The North Pole is at the top. Can you find the Equator?
latitude and longitude graticule on a sphere.svg
latitude and longitude graticule on a sphere.svg

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File:Latitude lines color.svg
Latitude lines color.svg
File:Division of the Earth into Gauss-Krueger zones - Globe.svg
Division of the Earth into Gauss-Krueger...
File:latitude and longitude graticule on a sphere.svg
latitude and longitude graticule on a sphere.svg
File:December solstice geometry.svg
December solstice geometry.svg
File:MercNormSph enhanced.png
MercNormSph enhanced.png
File:MercTranSph enhanced.png
MercTranSph enhanced.png
File:Ellipsoid parametric euler mono.svg
Ellipsoid parametric euler mono.svg
File:latitude and longitude graticule on an ellipsoid.svg
latitude and longitude graticule on an...
File:Geocentric coords 03.svg
Geocentric coords 03.svg
File:Ellipsoid reduced angle definition.svg
Ellipsoid reduced angle definition.svg
File:Auxiliary Latitudes Difference.svg
Auxiliary Latitudes Difference.svg
File:Geodetic coordinates.svg
Geodetic coordinates.svg

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📚 Content adapted from Wikipedia | Readability: FK 13.1 | Vital Level 4