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Is latitude positive or negative?
Is latitude positive or negative?
GeishaWhisper
Thu Oct 31 2024
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I'm trying to understand latitude and I'm confused about whether latitude values are positive or negative. I know latitude measures how far north or south a place is from the equator, but I'm not sure about the sign convention.
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Giulia
Sat Nov 02 2024
Negative longitudes, on the other hand, signify a location west of the Prime Meridian.
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Arianna
Sat Nov 02 2024
The conventional way to express latitude and longitude follows a specific sequence: latitude precedes longitude.
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BonsaiBeauty
Sat Nov 02 2024
Latitudes that are positive are situated north of the equator.
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Maria
Sat Nov 02 2024
In contrast, latitudes that are negative are located south of the equator.
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DigitalDragon
Sat Nov 02 2024
For longitudes, positive values indicate a position east of the Prime Meridian.
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