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Latitude is the measurement used to determine the distance of a place from the equator. It is expressed in degrees north or south of the equator, ranging from 0° at the equator to 90° at the poles.
The distance from the equator measured in degrees is called latitude.
Equator. The Latitude of a place is measured in degrees north or south of the Equator.
Declination measures the number of degrees north or south of the Celestial Equator.
The distance from the equator is measured in degrees of latitude, with the equator itself defined as 0 degrees latitude. As you move north or south from the equator, the latitude increases up to a maximum of 90 degrees at the North or South Pole.
Latitude is the angular distance north or south of the equator, measured in degrees. It determines the location of a place relative to the equator, with the equator being 0 degrees and the poles being 90 degrees north and south.