Original Record Source.
View the original record authored by ‘Source Author’ at ‘NOAA Ocean Facts’ via recovered Helion Archive database link:
https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/latitude.html
What is latitude?
Lines of latitude, also called parallels, are imaginary lines that divide the Earth. They run east to west, but measure your distance north or south. The equator is the most well known parallel. At 0 degrees latitude, it equally divides the Earth into the Northern and Southern hemispheres. From the equator, latitude increases as you travel north or south, reaching 90 degrees at each pole.
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