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|colspan="2"|Lines of latitude appear [[Horizontal plane|horizontal]] with varying curvature in this projection; but are actually circular with different radii.  All locations with a given latitude are collectively referred to as a [[circle of latitude]].
 
|colspan="2"|Lines of latitude appear [[Horizontal plane|horizontal]] with varying curvature in this projection; but are actually circular with different radii.  All locations with a given latitude are collectively referred to as a [[circle of latitude]].
 
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|The '''[[equator]]''' divides the planet into a [[Northern Hemisphere]] and a [[Southern Hemisphere]], and has a latitude of 0°.
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|The '''[[equator]]''' divides the planet into a [[Northern Hemisphere]] and a [[Southern Hemisphere]], and has a latitude of 0°'
 
|[[Image:World map with equator.svg|80px]]
 
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Revision as of 21:37, 26 August 2009

File:World map longlat.svg
Map of Earth
Longitude (λ)
Lines of longitude appear vertical with varying curvature in this projection; but are actually halves of great circles, with identical radii.
Latitude (φ)
Lines of latitude appear horizontal with varying curvature in this projection; but are actually circular with different radii. All locations with a given latitude are collectively referred to as a circle of latitude.
The equator divides the planet into a Northern Hemisphere and a Southern Hemisphere, and has a latitude of 0°' World map with equator.svg

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