latitude

• Equator -serves as a reference point and is set at 0 latitude
• Northern Hemisphere

  • Tropic of Cancer (23.5 o)
  • Arctic Circle (66.5 o)
  • North Pole (90 o)
• Southern Hemisphere

  • Tropic of Capricorn (23.5 o)
  • Antarctic Circle (66.5 o)
  • South Pole (90 o)