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- pronunciation:
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noun |
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When we talk about latitude, we are talking about how far north or south of the equator something is. If we look at a globe, the equator is shown as a line that goes all the way around the earth. It divides the earth into a top half and a bottom half. Latitude, the distance of something north or south of the equator, is measured in units called "degrees."
New York City in the U.S. and Madrid in Spain are located at the same latitude above the equator.- similar words:
- location, parallel
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liberty |
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latitudinal (adj.) |
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