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Para conocer la latitud de cualquier punto sobre la esfera terrestre mediremos:To find the latitude of any point on the Earth we measure:

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Correct answer: a) The arc of meridian between the Equator and the parallel through that position.

Why it is correct

Latitude is the arc of meridian from the Equator to the local parallel.

Why the others are not

  • b) That is longitude.
  • c) Two meridians are not measured along a meridian.
  • d) The Equator never meets a parallel.

How to work it out in the exam

  1. Latitude: along a meridian. Longitude: along the Equator.

Where this question comes from

Try it: Navigation calculations

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