What does latitude mean?
noun
The angular distance of a place north or south of the Earth's equator, measured in degrees, minutes, and seconds, or in decimal degrees. The latitude of a place is its distance from the equator, with 0° latitude at the equator and increasing to 90° at the North Pole and -90° at the South Pole.
Example
"The latitude of the city is 37.7749° N, which is why it has a Mediterranean climate."
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