Advertisements
Advertisements
Question
Explain why there is no higher latitude other than 90° N and 90° S.
Advertisements
Solution
Latitude is the angular distance from the plane of the equator. All the surfaces (planes) or circles have a maximum angle of 90° from the plane of the equator. Therefore, the maximum latitude is 90° N in the Northern Hemisphere and 90° S in the Southern Hemisphere.
RELATED QUESTIONS
How many lines of latitude are there?
Give a reason for the following :
There are no latitudes higher than 90°N and 90°S.
What do you mean by the Latitude of place?
Choose the odd one.
The imaginary lines drawn horizontally on Earth.
Tropic of Cancer is Otherwise called as ______.
Name the following:
0° latitude.
Name the following:
66½°S
Give Reasons:
All the places on earth do not have the same amount of temperature.
The Sun’s rays fall vertically in this region ______.
