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latitude
Definição1
The angular distance along the meridian from the point in question to the equator. Latitude is normally described as so many degrees north or south of the equator.
Fonte1
AMERICAN METEOROLOGICAL SOCIETY. Glossary of meteorology. [S.l., última modificação 05 oct. 2015]. Disponível em: < http://glossary.ametsoc.org/wiki/Main_Page >. Acesso em: 23 fev. 2022.
Fonte2
INTERNATIONAL CIVIL AVIATION ORGANIZATION. Aeronautical chart manual. 3rd. ed. Montreal, 2015. (Doc. 8697 AN/889).
Contexto
Depending on the selected chart scale, quadrilaterals formed by the parallels and meridians normally correspond to the half-degree of latitude and longitude.
Subárea
Aeronautical Meteorology
Related Term
longitude
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