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The geographic latitude of a place is the angle corresponding to the shortest arc

on the Earth's surface between the equator and that place.

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Latitude measures distance north or south of the equator and are shown as parallel circles on a globe. [Remember: Lat. is Flat]

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latitudes are lines on the grid to help find your location

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