Latitude

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  • An angular distance in degrees north or south of the equator (latitude 0°), equal to the angle subtended at the centre of the globe by the meridian between the equator and the point in question.
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Abstract from DBPedia
    In geography, latitude is a coordinate that specifies the north–south position of a point on the surface of the Earth or another celestial body. Latitude is given as an angle that ranges from –90° at the south pole to 90° at the north pole, with 0° at the Equator. Lines of constant latitude, or parallels, run east–west as circles parallel to the equator. Latitude and longitude are used together as a coordinate pair to specify a location on the surface of the Earth. On its own, the term "latitude" normally refers to the geodetic latitude as defined below. Briefly, the geodetic latitude of a point is the angle formed between the vector perpendicular (or normal) to the ellipsoidal surface from the point, and the plane of the equator.

    緯度(いど、英語: Latitude, ドイツ語: Breite)とは、経緯度(=経度・緯度。すなわち天体表面上の位置を示す座標)の一つである。以下特に断らない限り、地球の緯度について述べる。余緯度とは緯度の余角。

    (Source: http://dbpedia.org/resource/Latitude)