Assertion: latitude | /r/HasProperty | measured
Facets:
value: in seconds
type: TEMPORAL
value: in minutes
type: TEMPORAL
value: in degrees
type: OTHER
value: from observations of the pole star
type: OTHER
value: on a globe
type: LOCATION
value: on map of location
type: LOCATION
Source sentences:
text: Today, latitude is still measured in degrees, minutes and seconds.
text: Latitude is a measurement on a globe or map of location north or south of the Equator.
text: In addition to degrees, minutes and seconds, latitude can also be measured using decimal degrees.
text: Latitude and longitude are both measured in degrees, minutes and seconds.
text: The latitude of a location is measured by observing the inclination of the sun or the position of known stars in the sky and calculating the angular distance from the horizon to them.
text: There is no limit to how precisely latitude can be measured, and so there are an infinite number of circles of latitude on Earth.
text: In 1492 when Columbus crossed the Atlantic, although latitude could be measured (typically from observations of the Pole Star), there was no reliable way of measuring a ship’s longitude once out of sight of land.