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Both latitudes of 90 degrees mark the north and south poles.

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Why are there 181 lines of latitudes?

90 north latitudes + 90 south latitudes + 1 line of equator


How is 90 degrees north latitudes different from 90 degrees south latitude?

Since there is only 90 degrees on each hemisphere of the earth, north and south, the 90 degree north latitude would be north pole and 90 degrees south latitude is the south pole.


What is located at 90 s latitudes?

The North Pole is at 90 North & the South Pole is at 90 South.


Highest number of degrees of latitude?

The highest degree of latitude is 90 degrees north and 90 degrees south.


Why latitudes are not greater than 90 degree north and 90 degree south?

latitudes are basically imaginary circles which round the earth. after the 89th latitude 90th latitude is just a point. nothing exceeds the 90th latitude


Which latitudes experience the greatest annual change in daylight hours?

90° north latitude (the north pole) and 90° south latitude (the south pole)


What is the range of the measurements of latitude?

Latitudes range from zero to 90 degrees, north and south. Zero is at the equator, 90 north is the north pole, 90 south is the south pole, and that's as far away from the equator as you can get.


What are areas that extend from about 66.5 to 90 north and south latitudes?

temperate zones


What is the point on Earth located at 90 degrees North latitude where the lines of longitude meet?

The South Pole is where the lines of longitude meet in the Southern Hemisphere. It happens at the North Pole as well.


What is the biggest latitudes?

Latitude 90° North and South and longitude 180° East and West


Is the equator is at 180 degree latitude?

The Equator is the line of 0 degrees latitude. The latitudes of the North Pole is 90 degrees north, and the South Pole is 90 degrees south.


Where is North of 270 degrees and north of 090 degress?

There is no such thing as "north of 270 degrees". Latitudes (north or south) go from 0 to 90 degrees.