latitude
Latitude ranges from 0 to 90 degrees north or south. This topic is part of Maps within Geography. This page currently draws on 14 supporting questions, with answers and bonus facts available below.
latitude trivia questions
What is the latitude of the North Pole?
Answer: 90° N
Bonus fact: Latitude ranges from 0 to 90 degrees north or south.
Lines of latitude are also called what?
Answer: Parallels
Bonus fact: They run east-west and remain parallel to the equator.
Latitude measures distance north or south of what?
Answer: Equator
Bonus fact: Latitude lines run east-west.
A location at 0° latitude and 0° longitude lies in which ocean?
Answer: Atlantic Ocean
Bonus fact: The point lies in the Gulf of Guinea.
The Southern Ocean is generally considered to extend north to about what latitude?
Answer: 60° S
Bonus fact: The International Hydrographic Organization uses 60° south as the boundary.
Which major line of latitude crosses the Sahara?
Answer: Tropic of Cancer
Bonus fact: Much of the Sahara lies near 23.5° north.
Humpback whales often feed in colder high-latitude waters and breed in what kind of waters?
Answer: Warm tropical or subtropical waters
Bonus fact: Warm waters are favorable for calves.
The expedition in "The Children of Captain Grant" repeatedly follows which line of latitude?
Answer: The 37th parallel south
Bonus fact: The partial coordinates in the recovered message make the 37th parallel south a central guide for the journey.
At an equinox, the Sun is directly above what latitude?
Answer: Equator
Bonus fact: The subsolar point crosses the equator.
A nautical mile is used mainly in navigation at sea and in what other field?
Answer: Aviation
Bonus fact: Nautical miles relate conveniently to latitude.
A sextant can help determine what geographic coordinate using the Sun or stars?
Answer: Latitude
Bonus fact: Celestial altitude can be converted into latitude.
The historic longitude problem concerned determining what at sea?
Answer: East-west position
Bonus fact: Latitude was easier to find than longitude.