It measures north-south.
Degrees. They are measured in degrees, minutes, seconds and fractions of a second, depending on the accuracy required
degrees latitude measure how far something is above or below the equator.
0 degrees latitude at the equator.
degrees
Latitude lines run east-west around the Earth. They measure the distance north or south of the equator in degrees, with the equator itself being 0 degrees latitude.
They are sometimes called "parallels of latitude", or just "latitude lines". The east-west lines on the map measure the latitude in degrees north or south of the equator.
They are sometimes called "parallels of latitude", or just "latitude lines". The east-west lines on the map measure the latitude in degrees north or south of the equator.
The greatest possible latitude is 90 degrees. 90 degrees north latitude is the north pole. 90 degrees south latitude is the south pole.
The unit of measure used to determine absolute location is degrees and minutes of latitude and longitude. The Earth has 360 degrees at the equator.
The latitude line that measures 23.5 degrees north latitude is the Tropic of Cancer.
They are circles. We measure circles in degrees.
Degrees.