The lines run North to South, beginning with the 0° longitude line located near London, U.K. Since these are different locations, 180°N and 180°S are not the same. 180°N is the geographic North Pole, while 180°S is the geographic South Pole.Since 0° (the equator) sits exactly between the Northern and Southern hemispheres, 0°N and 0°S mean the same thing. Latitude lines range from 0°-180° North or South.This means that Sydney is 34 degrees South of the 0° equator. Sydney, Australia, is located near the latitude line 34°S.This means that New York City is 40 degrees North of the equator. For example, New York City is located close to latitude line 40°N.Each line is labeled in degrees, followed by “N” for “North” or “S” for “South.” Lines to the North of the equator 0° will be labeled with an “N,” while lines to the South of the equator will have an “S.” The number of degrees increases as you move farther North or South of the equator. Lines of latitude run East to West, starting with the 0° line-a.k.a., the equator. This article has been viewed 585,418 times. In this case, several readers have written to tell us that this article was helpful to them, earning it our reader-approved status. WikiHow marks an article as reader-approved once it receives enough positive feedback. There are 8 references cited in this article, which can be found at the bottom of the page. He is currently counting down the seconds until the release of Kerbal Space Program 2 in 2023-a game that will almost certainly take up what little free time he has. He graduated from Columbia University in 2021, where he studied nonfiction writing and wrote for the student newspaper. Prior to joining wikiHow, he worked in academic publishing and was a freelance writer for science websites. A son of Cuban immigrants, he is bilingual in English and Spanish. He is also an avid hiker and has backpacked in Alaska and Newfoundland, Canada. His interests as a writer include space exploration, science education, immigration, Latinx cultures, LGBTQ+ issues, and long-form journalism. Johnathan Fuentes is a writer based in the New York City region. This article was co-authored by wikiHow staff writer, Johnathan Fuentes.
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