This transcription has been completed. Contact us with corrections.
[[image]] 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°. 8/15/96 Page 5.9