LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE EXPLAINED
Latitude refers to the angular distance North or South of the equator measured in degrees, minutes and seconds. The equator is given a value of 00. It is an imaginary line that divides the Earth into two hemispheres. The Northern hemisphere has a latitude of 90o N and the Southern hemisphere has a latitude of 90o S. Therefore, Parallels of latitude are particular lines joining all points on the surface of the earth and making an angle of 300 N with the equatorial plane. THE IMPORTANT PARALLELS INCLUDE Equator 0 o Tropic of cancer 23.5 degrees N Tropic of Capricorn 23.5 degrees S Arctic Circles 66.5 degrees N The Atlantic Circle 66.5 degrees S LONGITUDE Refers to the angular distance measured in degrees East and West of the Greenwich Meridian. Prime Meridian is the line running through the poles and the Greenwich Observatory near London. It is also known as Greenwich Meridian. All lines of longitude are semi circles of equal length. Lines of longitude are also called m...