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Every place on Earth has its own location defined by its latitude and longitude coordinates.
Latitude lines are called parallels because they run parallel to the Equator and to each other.
A latitude tells your position in terms of how far north or south of the Equator you happen to be.
The Equator is 0° latitude. The North Pole is at 90° North latitude and the South Pole is at 90° South latitude.
The lines that run vertically around the world, connecting the North and South Poles, are called meridians and are the lines of longitude.
The 0° longitude line, know as the Prime Meridian, passes through Greenwich, England.
Longitude tells your position east or west of the Prime Meridian. Halfway around the world, the 180° meridian is known as the International Dateline.
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