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"Latitude" needs 'north' or 'south' along with it. Without that tag,

it could be either one.

"Longitude" needs 'east' or 'west' along with it. Without that tag,

it could be either one.

So when you say "5 latitude, 90 longitude", it could mean any one

of 4 different places.

5° North latitude / 90° East longitude

That point is in the Indian ocean. The nearest land is about 290 miles

northeast, in the Nicobar Islands, which belong to India.

5° South latitude / 90° East longitude

That point is also in the Indian Ocean. The nearest land is about 650 miles

northeast, on the island of Pulau Siberut, part of Indonesia.

5° South latitude / 90° West longitude

That point is in the Pacific Ocean off the west coast of South America. The nearest

land is about 260 miles north, in the Galapagos Islands, owned by Ecuador.

5° North latitude / 90° West longitude

That point is in the Pacific Ocean off Central and South America. The nearest

land is about 320 miles south, again in Ecuador's Galapagos Islands.

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