2. Cannot be made if opposing traffic is turning left 3. Can be made on a red light only after making a complete stop behind the white line or crosswalk
Lines of latitude are measured in degrees north or south of the Equator, 0Â° latitude. In order to more easily understand how this angle is measured it is best to imagine that the Earth has been sliced in half along a great circle. The line connecting the North and South Poles is the Earth's axis of rotation. This is perpendicular, or at 90Â°, to the Equator. At the surface of the Earth, at a given latitude, draw a line from that location to the center of the Earth. The angle between this line and the Equator is the latitude measurement.
Latitude measures distance north or south of the Equator (the band of 0 degrees latitude that runs east and west around the middle of the Earth). Each latitude line forms an imaginary circle around the Earth. Because these circles are parallel to the Equator, they are sometimes called parallels. The farther the circles are from the Equator, the smaller they are, until they become points at the North and South Poles. The latitude of the North Pole is 90 degrees north, and that of the South Pole is 90 degrees south.