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Distance north or south measured in degrees is called latitude.
North
north
South.
South
north
It is south of the equator.
It's south of the equator.
lines of latitude
Latitude.
Latitude.
The distance north or south of the equator is measured in degrees of latitude. For example, the equator is measured at 0 degrees; Sydney Australia lies 33.51 degrees south of the equator; Helsinki Finland lies 60 degrees north of the equator.