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Important Facts about Latitude:

1) Latitude lines circle the globe in an East-West direction.

2) Latitude measures how far North or South a point on Earth lies from the equator.

3) The equator is at 0° latitude and separates the Earth into North and South latitudes.

4) Locations North of the equator have latitudes between 0° and 90°N (the North Pole).

5) Locations South of the equator have latitudes between 0° and 90°S (the South Pole).


Important Facts about Longitude:

1) Longitude lines run from the North to the South Poles.

2) Longitude measures how far East or West a point on Earth lies from the Prime Meridian.

3) The Prime Meridian, the line of longitude which passes through Greenwich, England, has
0° longitude.

4) Longitude values to the East of the Prime Meridian can be specified by either 0° to 180°
East or by positive values 0 to +180°

5) Longitude values to the West of the Prime Meridian can be specified by either 0° to 180°
West or by negative values 0 to -180°.


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