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The North Pole has a latitude of 90 degrees N, and the South Pole has a latitude of 90 degrees S.
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Where is equator?
The equator is on the 0 degree latitude that is between the north and south poles. So obviously it is between the poles.
What is the maximum degree of latitude you can be away from earths equator?
90 ... at the north and south poles.
How length of 1 degree of latitude is less at equator and greater at poles?
1 degree of latitude represents the same distance everywhere . . . about 111 km. 1 degree of longitude represents a distance of (111 km) x (cosine of the latitude). That's about 111 km along the equator and dwindles to zero at the poles, because all of the longitudes converge (meet, come together) at the poles.
When you are at one of the poles on earth how many miles is each degree?
-- Each degree of latitude, anywhere on Earth, is about 69 miles in a north or south direction. -- Each degree of longitude covers a different distance, depending on the latitude. At the poles, any number of degrees of longitude cover zero distance.
What does 1 degrees of latitude equal?
Only at the equator. The linear distance covered by 1 degree of longitude gets progressively smaller as you progress towards the poles, but 1 degree of latitude remains constant.
Why does the distance between 1 degree longitude decrease from the equator towards the poles?
Lines of latitude are shorter as you approach the poles. Imagine a spherical loaf of bread cut into slices. For each slice, the crust is like a line of latitude.
How is 90 degree north latitude different from 90 degree south latitude?
Those two points are literally "poles apart" as the saying goes. 90 North is the north pole. 90 South is the south pole.
How many degrees latitude is the equator from the poles?
The equator is 90 degrees of latitude from both poles.
What is one degree of latitude equal to in nautical miles?
The lines of longitude radiate out from the poles. At their point of origin, i.e. at 90o latitude, there is no distance at all between the lines! However, at latitude 89o, very near the poles, the distance between the respective 'one degree' lines of longitude is about one nautical mile. At latitude 48.37o the distance along the line of latitude is 40 nautical miles And a 1o longitude difference along the equator (0o latitude) represents a distance of about 60.1 nautical miles. For calculator, see Related links below this box
How many meter in a toposheet make one degree?
That would depend if you are looking at degrees of latitude or degrees of longitude. One degree of longitude represents less distance nearer the poles than it does at the equator. One degree of latitude represents the same distance anywhere on earth.
Are geography poles made of latitude?
The Geographic Poles are just points; 90 Degrees North or South Latitude.
One degree of latitude is equal to how many kilometers?
It's going to be slightly different at the equator from what it is nearer the poles,because of the earth's shape.111.2 km is a good number to remember.The original idea of the meter was that there should be 10,000 from the equator to the poles (there are actually slightly more). there are exactly 90 degrees from the equator to the poles so 1 degree is 10,000/90 which is about 111
