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Latitude Longitude. LATITUDE Distance NORTH & SOUTH of the Equator Equator is 0 degrees North Pole /South Pole 90° N/S Arctic/Antarctic Circles 66.5°

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1 Latitude Longitude

2 LATITUDE Distance NORTH & SOUTH of the Equator Equator is 0 degrees North Pole /South Pole 90° N/S Arctic/Antarctic Circles 66.5° N/S Tropics Cancer/Capricorn 23.5° N/S aka parallels

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5 Subdivisions of Latitude 1 degree = 111km = 69 miles 1 degree = 111km = 69 miles 60 parts/degree = minutes 60 parts/degree = minutes 1 minute = 1’ = 1.85 km = 1.1 mile 1 minute = 1’ = 1.85 km = 1.1 mile 60 parts/minute = seconds 60 parts/minute = seconds Ex: Washington D.C. Ex: Washington D.C. 38° 53’ 51” N 38° 53’ 51” N

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8 66.5 ⁰ N 23.5⁰ N 0⁰ N 23.5⁰ S 66.5 ⁰ S

9 Longitude Distance East/West of the Prime Meridian Distance East/West of the Prime Meridian Prime Meridian is 0° Prime Meridian is 0° International Date Line is 180° International Date Line is 180° aka Meridians aka Meridians

10 The Prime Meridian

11 Another Marker

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13 Subdivisions of Longitude 1 degree = 111km = 69 miles 1 degree = 111km = 69 miles only at the Equator only at the Equator Lines come together/get closer as Lines come together/get closer as you travel North and South you travel North and South 60 parts/degree = minutes 60 parts/degree = minutes 60 parts/minute = seconds 60 parts/minute = seconds Ex Washington D.C. Ex Washington D.C. 77° 0’ 33” W 77° 0’ 33” W

14 Distance between lines Does not vary for latitude lines Does not vary for latitude lines Lines of longitude get closer as you move toward the poles Lines of longitude get closer as you move toward the poles

15 All longitude lines meet at the pole

16 Washington D.C. 38° 53’51” N 77° 0’ 33” W 38° 53’51” N 77° 0’ 33” W

17 You can pinpoint any location


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