The distance traveling in the northern and the southern hemisphere from the equator is measured in terms of latitudes. It is expressed in degrees. These are the geographical coordinates that specify a particular location on earth. It ranges from 0° to 90°, where the 0° line is the equator that divides the earth into two halves. And the 90° latitude area in the polar region of both the hemisphere. The earth is bulging at the equatorial region and flattened at the poles.
The latitude plays an important role in the identification of any place on earth.
Thus, the north and south of the equator are measured in the degrees of latitudes.
