It's a partial description of the location of a point on the Earth's surface, but it's
ambiguous, because longitude needs "east" or "west" along with the number.
Without that tag, it could be in either one of two different places.
0° latitude / 38° west longitude
That point is in the Atlantic Ocean, about 260 miles north-northeast of Fortaleza, Brazil.
0° latitude / 38° east longitude
That point is in Kenya, about 53 miles northeast of Embu.
latitude 38° 42′ 0″ N, longitude 9° 11′ 0″ W
Latitude: 38°19′N Longitude: 127°14′W Latitude: 39°2′N Longitude: 125°45′E Latitude: 37°35′N Longitude: 127°0′E
Latitude: 67°0′38″NLongitude: 58°1′44″W
Latitude: 13°45′8″N Longitude: 100°29′38″E
Mexico City is at 19.24 N Latitude and 99.09 W Longitude.
Latitude: 34.693738°, Longitude: 135.502165°
The capital city of Ethiopia is Addis Ababa. Latitude: 9°38′0″N Longitude: 38°42′0″E
latitude 38° 42′ 0″ N, longitude 9° 11′ 0″ W
Latitude: N 38° 58' 59.9988", Longitude: W 114° 18' 0"
24° 38′ 0″ N, 46° 43′ 0″ E
The latitude and longitude of Chihuahua, Mexico is:28° 38' 0" N / 106° 5' 0" WSource: http://www.travelmath.com/city/Chihuahua,+Mexico
Shan-Xi can be found at 38° 0′ 0″ N, 112° 0′ 0″ E.
Latitude: 38°26′0″NLongitude: 39°46′22″EThe Latitude and Longitude given is for the source of the Tigris River.
Latitude: 9°01′N Longitude: 38°44′E
Latitude: 38 degrees South Longitude:145 degrees East
Latitude: 38°19′N Longitude: 127°14′W Latitude: 39°2′N Longitude: 125°45′E Latitude: 37°35′N Longitude: 127°0′E
Latitude and Longitude: 48o 15' 19" North 80o 22' 1" West