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There isn't much difference between the terms when the they are applied to maps. When an x-y co-ordinate system is overlaid onto a map with the x axis on the equator, the north latitudes, those lines parallel to the equator and which are drawn around the globe above it, or north of it, can be called northings instead of north latitudes. Got a link posted.
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∙ 16y ago
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∙ 11y ago-- The angle between the equator and any location north of the equator
is a north latitude.
-- The angle between the equator and any location south of the equator
is a south latitude.
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∙ 8y agoNorth latitude is north of the Equator, and is the northern hemisphere. South latitude is south of the Equator, and is the Southern Hemisphere.
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Why latitudes of the Earth 90 north and south?
Both latitudes of 90 degrees mark the north and south poles.
Why are there 181 lines of latitudes?
90 north latitudes + 90 south latitudes + 1 line of equator
What is located at 90 s latitudes?
The North Pole is at 90 North & the South Pole is at 90 South.
The desert and chaparral biomes are located close to degrees north and south latitudes?
The desert and chaparral biomes are located close to 20-30 degrees north and south latitudes.
What is the nickname of 30 degrees North and 30 degrees South?
Horse latitudes or Subtropical High are subtropic latitudes between 30 and 35 degrees both north and south.
Why latitudes of the Earth 90 north and south?
Both latitudes of 90 degrees mark the north and south poles.
The horse latitudes are located?
At about 30 Degrees north and south latitudes.
Do you read latitudes first or longitudes first?
Latitudes, the north/south coordinates.
Why are there 181 lines of latitudes?
90 north latitudes + 90 south latitudes + 1 line of equator
At what latitudes are deserts located?
30 degrees latitude north and south of the equator
What are north and south latitudes called?
Cancer and Capricorn
What are the latitudes of the north and south pole?
90N and 90S
What is located at 90 s latitudes?
The North Pole is at 90 North & the South Pole is at 90 South.
The desert and chaparral biomes are located close to degrees north and south latitudes?
The desert and chaparral biomes are located close to 20-30 degrees north and south latitudes.
What is the nickname of 30 degrees North and 30 degrees South?
Horse latitudes or Subtropical High are subtropic latitudes between 30 and 35 degrees both north and south.
Where can high latitudes be found?
high latitudes can be found 23 degrees north and 23 degrees south.
What latitudes is the tropical zone between?
23.5 North and South
