What are Latitude lines?

Question

can you give me an easy explanation of what latitude lines are?

Answer 1

Latitude lines are the X axis of the earths terrestrial co-ordinates, they go around the earth parralel to the equator, at equal distances apart, up and down the earth like this:

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In a more circular pattern but thats the basics.

They measure in degrees, 0degrees at the equator and increasing to the poles.

London is at approximately 50 degrees lat.