The equator is at 0o latitude. The South Pole is at 90o south and the North Pole is at 90o north, for a total latitude difference of 180o.
Since a whole sphere (which is a 3D circle) is 360° any way you slice through the center , From one point to an opposite point (antipodal points) must be half of 360o, or 180o.
Every line of longitude north of the Equator is a baseline that runs on the Earth's surface to the North Pole. Prime here is the Prime Meridian -- 0 degrees.
True north runs from any point on the earths surface to the North Pole.
The North Pole at 90° North. You cannot go any further north.
The point furthest north on the earth's surface is the point at 90 degrees north latitude, popularly referred to as the "north pole". The point furthest south on the earth's surface is the point at 90 degrees south latitude, popularly referred to as the "south pole".
40 South is closer to the equater than 80 North. By definition, we start counting degrees of latitude from the equater in two directions: North & South. 40 N & 40 S would be equel distances from the equater.
Every line of longitude north of the Equator is a baseline that runs on the Earth's surface to the North Pole. Prime here is the Prime Meridian -- 0 degrees.
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True North
The Sun's rays can hit Earth's surface at a right angle to the surface, depending on the season, anywhere between the tropics (i.e., between 23.5 degrees north and 23.5 degrees south), at noon, when the Sun is highest in the sky.
True north runs from any point on the earths surface to the North Pole.
The North Pole at 90° North. You cannot go any further north.
Which baseline runs from any point on earth's surface to the north pole
The geographical North and South Pole - not the magnetic poles.
the north pole
You would be near the equator, between 30 degrees north and south latitude, where the trade winds converge. These winds blow from the northeast in the Northern Hemisphere and from the southeast in the Southern Hemisphere.
The earth is tilted 23.5 degrees. This is what creates the earths seasons. The two hemispheres (north and south) are always on opposite seasons.
Initially, degrees, minutes and seconds were used. It is now more common to use degrees with decimal places.