Northern Hemisphere Equator 0° N/S Southern Hemisphere.

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Northern Hemisphere Equator 0° N/S Southern Hemisphere

Western Hemisphere Prime Meridian 0 ° E/W Eastern Hemisphere Western Hemisphere Prime Meridian 0 ° E/W

North Pole 90 ° N Arctic Circle 66 ½ ° N Tropic of Cancer 23 ½ ° N Equator 0 ° N/S Tropic of Capricorn 23 1/2 ° S Antarctic Circle 66 ½ ° S South Pole 90 ° S

Intermediate Directions Cardinal Directions N NW NE Intermediate Directions W E SE SW S

0 ° E/W 0 ° N/S 1 ° W 2 ° W 3 ° W 1 ° E 2 ° E 3 ° E 1°N 2°N 1 ° N, 2 ° W 1 ° N, 1 ° E 1 ° S, 2 ° E 1°S 2°S 2 ° S, 3 ° W Locate 1 ° N, 1 ° E Locate 1 ° N, 2 ° W Locate 2 ° S 3 ° W Locate 1 ° S 2 ° E

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