Latitude & Longitude 🟢

Latitude and longitude 🗺

The globe is split up into lines of latitude and longitude

^ a coordinate reference system to describe specific locations on Earth’s surface.

Latitude ⬇

• Latitude is centred at the equator

• The equator divides the globe into northern and southern hemispheres.

• Lines are horizontal and span from 90 degrees north (at the north pole) to 90 degrees south (at the south pole)

Longitude ➡

• Longitude is centred at the prime meridian

  • This passes through Greenwich in London

  • It divides the globe into eastern and western hemispheres

• The lines are vertical and span 180 degrees east and west

• They meet up at the antimeridian.

Degrees and Minutes 🧭

• Degrees can be divided into minutes and seconds for more precision.