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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.
- Subárea1
- Aeronautical Meteorology
- Related Term
- high latitude
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