Which is longitude and which is latitude?

Answer 1

Lines of latitude are imaginery lines that run around the earth parallel to the equator and tell you how many degrees north or south of the equator you are. The equator being zero degrees, the North Pole being 90 degrees North Latitude, the South Pole being 90 degrees South Latitude. Lines of longitude are imaginery lines that run from the north pole to the south pole and tell you how many degrees east or west of the Prime Meridian you are. The Prime Meridian is based on Greenwich, England. An easy way to rember is that the latitude lines are like the steps on a ladder, and the longitude lines are very long.

Answer 2

Longitude is the angle east or west from the Prime Meridian to the location of interest.

Latitude is the angle north or south from the equator to the location of interest.

Answer 3

Longitude is the distance east or west of the prime meridian, measured in degrees. Latitude is the distance north or south of the equator, also measured in degrees.