Do you read latitude or longitude first?
Handy tip: when giving a co-ordinate, latitude (north or south) always precedes longitude (east or west). Latitude and longitude are divided in degrees (°), minutes (‘) and seconds (“). There are 60 minutes in a degree and 60 seconds in a minute (similar to measuring time).
How does latitude differ from longitude?
Latitude implies the geographic coordinates that determine the distance of a point, north-south of the equator. Longitude alludes to the geographic coordinate, which identifies the distance of a point, east-west of the Prime Meridian.
What is the 0 degree latitude line called?
Zero degrees latitude is the line designating the Equator and divides the Earth into two equal hemispheres (north and south). The Equator is the line of zero degrees latitude around the middle of Earth. Image: NASA, public domain. Zero degrees longitude is an imaginary line known as the Prime Meridian.
Where is 23.5 degrees south latitude?
The Tropic of Capricorn is located at approximately 23.5 degrees south latitude, or 23.5 degrees south of the equator. This line of latitude is the southern boundary of the area referred to as the tropics. This line marks the point farthest to the south at which the sun is hanging directly upward at noon.
Where is 180 degrees longitude?
Greenwich, England
The meridian that runs through Greenwich, England, is internationally accepted as the line of 0 degrees longitude, or prime meridian. The antimeridian is halfway around the world, at 180 degrees. It is the basis for the International Date Line.
