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Explain Latitude.

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The equator divides the earth into two equal hemispheres – Northern and Southern Hemisphere. Determination of latitudes is parallel to the equator in the north and south directions. Their angles are determined from the center of the Earth. These Latitude circles become smaller away the equator towards the north and south directions towards the poles. The equator is 0° and the poles are at 90° latitude.

Thus 90° latitude is found in the northern hemisphere and 90° latitude in the southern hemisphere. The distance between any two consecutive latitudes is 111 km, which is slightly higher at very high latitudes due to their flattening on the poles. To get the exact position of a place, the degree is divided into minutes and minutes into seconds. According to the location of a place, its northern latitudes and southern latitudes are determined.

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