Latitude and Geographic Coordinates

Latitude

• Latitude divides the Earth into the Northern Hemisphere and the Southern Hemisphere.
• Degrees of latitude are written as degrees north (°N) or degrees south (°S).
• The largest degree of latitude is at the poles, which are 90°N and 90°S.
• Lines of latitude are called parallels, which never meet.
• The equator is located at 0° latitude.
• The Tropic of Capricorn is located at 23.5°S.
• The Antarctic Circle is located at 66.5°S.
• The South Pole is located at 90°S.
• The Tropic of Cancer is located at 23.5°N.
• The Arctic Circle is located at 66.5°N.
• The North Pole is located at 90°N.