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The latitude is specified by degrees, starting from 0Â° and ending up with 90Â° to both sides of the equator, making latitude Northern and Southern. The equator is the line with 0Â° latitude. The longitude has the symbol of lambda and is another angular coordinate defining the position of a point on a surface of earth.
Latitude angles can range up to +90 degrees (or 90 degrees north), and down to -90 degrees (or 90 degrees south). Latitudes of +90 and -90 degrees correspond to the north and south geographic poles on the earth, respectively. Longitude is defined in terms of meridians, which are half-circles running from pole to pole.