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- https://geo.libretexts.org/Courses/Sierra_College/Introduction_to_Oceanography_(Sierra_College_Edition)/02%3A_Getting_our_Bearings/2.02%3A_Latitude_and_LongitudeAt the equator looking north, the star is in the same direction as the horizon, so the angle between them is 0 o , and thus the equatorial latitude is also 0 o . At any other point in the Northern Hem...At the equator looking north, the star is in the same direction as the horizon, so the angle between them is 0 o , and thus the equatorial latitude is also 0 o . At any other point in the Northern Hemisphere, the angle between the horizon and the star will give the latitude.
- https://geo.libretexts.org/Courses/Diablo_Valley_College/OCEAN-101%3A_Fundamentals_of_Oceanography_(Keddy)/05%3A_Basic_Geography/5.01%3A_Latitude_and_LongitudeAt the equator looking north, the star is in the same direction as the horizon, so the angle between them is 0 o , and thus the equatorial latitude is also 0 o . At any other point in the Northern Hem...At the equator looking north, the star is in the same direction as the horizon, so the angle between them is 0 o , and thus the equatorial latitude is also 0 o . At any other point in the Northern Hemisphere, the angle between the horizon and the star will give the latitude.
- https://geo.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Oceanography/Introduction_to_Oceanography_(Webb)/02%3A_Getting_our_Bearings/2.02%3A_Latitude_and_LongitudeAt the equator looking north, the star is in the same direction as the horizon, so the angle between them is 0 o , and thus the equatorial latitude is also 0 o . At any other point in the Northern Hem...At the equator looking north, the star is in the same direction as the horizon, so the angle between them is 0 o , and thus the equatorial latitude is also 0 o . At any other point in the Northern Hemisphere, the angle between the horizon and the star will give the latitude.
- https://geo.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Geography_(Physical)/The_Environment_of_the_Earth's_Surface_(Southard)/03%3A_Topography/3.01%3A_Latitude_and_LongitudeYou probably know already that the basic coordinate system that’s used to describe the position of a point on the Earth's surface is latitude and longitude.
