Geographic latitude

of a place), the angle included between a line perpendicular or normal to the level surface of water at rest at the place, and the plane of the equator; differing slightly from the geocentric latitude by reason of the difference between the earth's figure and a true sphere.

geographic latitude

[¦jē·ə¦graf·ik ′lad·ə‚tüd] (geodesy) geodetic latitude

geographic latitude

The angular distance measured north or south of the equator along a meridian, 0° through 90°, with 0° being the equator and 90° the respective pole.

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