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Latitude:

(shown as a horizontal line) is the angular distance, in degrees, minutes, and seconds of a point north or south of the

Equator.

Lines of latitude are often referred to as parallels.

Longitude:

(shown as a vertical line) is the angular distance, in degrees, minutes, and seconds, of a point east or west of the

Prime (Greenwich) Meridian.

Lines of longitude are often referred to as meridians.

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