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The Prime Meridian is the line whose longitude is defined as zero.

The equator is the line whose latitude is defined as zero.

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Is latitude another name of the equator?

No, latitude is not another name for the equator. The equator is a specific line of latitude at 0 degrees, and latitude refers to the angular distance north or south of the equator measured in degrees.


What is another way for 0 degrees latitude?

The zero (0) degrees of latitude is the Equator.


What is another name for 0 degrees latitude and 0 degrees longitude?

The intersection of 0 degrees latitude and 0 degrees longitude is known as the Prime Meridian and the Equator.


What is the difference of latitude from latitude 040 degrees north to the equator?

40 degrees. The equator is zero latitude.


What is another definition for the word latitude?

Another definition for latitude is the distance north or south of the equator, measured in degrees.


What line of latitude is 90 degrees north or the equator?

90 degrees north latitude is the north pole. The equator is zero latitude.


What is the latitude measure of the equator?

0 degrees latitude at the equator.


What is the zero line for latitude?

0 degrees latitude is called the Equator. 0 degrees longitude is called the Prime Meridian


How many degrees of latitude are there from zero degrees latitude to the north pole?

There are 90 degrees latitude from the equator (zero degrees latitude) to the North Pole.


At what latitude does the equator lie?

The equator is an imaginary line equidistant from the poles, and is the starting point or 0° in latitude.


How many degrees latitude is the equator from the poles?

The equator is 90 degrees of latitude from both poles.


What are zero degrees of latitude?

0 degrees latitude is the Equator.