Longitude is up and down though it measures east and west. Latitude is side to side even though it measures north and south
one is longer than the other
Africa is the continent that is crossed by both the Equator (latitude 0°) and the Prime Meridian (longitude 0°). This means that Africa spans all four cardinal directions of latitude and longitude: north, south, east, and west.
The two positions on Earth where both latitude and longitude can be written without any directions are the equator (0 degrees latitude) and the Prime Meridian (0 degrees longitude) in Greenwich, England.
The use cardinal and intermediate directions, and longitude and latitude.
Latitude . . . the angle north or south from the equator to a certain location. Longitude . . . the angle east or west from the Prime Meridian to a certain location.
Latitude: 53°21'N Longitude: 2°44'W
noth and east
Latitude: 53°21'N Longitude: 2°44'W
Latitude: 30°2′N Longitude: 31°13′E
latitude and longitude
Latitude: N 2° 2' 46.0098", Longitude: E 45° 19' 19.4481"
Latitude: N 47° 29' 52.4832" Longitude: E 19° 2' 24.846"