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The 61 pages that link to Latitude, each with the reason it gives.

• GeodesyRelated: Geodetic latitude is defined relative to a reference ellipsoid.

• Coriolis effectRelated: The vertical component of Earth's rotation, and thus horizontal Coriolis deflection, varies with latitude.

• Dead reckoningRelated: It is one coordinate used to record the starting and estimated positions.

• Polynesian navigationRelated: Seasonal star positions and the Sun's height can help estimate latitude.

• Map projectionRelated: Latitude helps determine where a projection’s scale and distortion change.

• LongitudeRelated: Together, latitude and longitude specify a position on Earth's surface.

• Geographic coordinate systemRelated: It supplies the north–south component of the system’s usual coordinate pair.

• Spherical geometryRelated: Latitude and longitude locate points whose separations are calculated on a sphere.

• SeasonsRelated: Latitude determines how strongly the Sun's angle and daylight duration change across the year.

• Degree (angle)Related: It is conventionally expressed in degrees, minutes, and seconds or decimal degrees.

• SundialRelated: The gnomon’s inclination and hour-line geometry depend on the sundial’s latitude.

• TwilightRelated: Twilight duration changes strongly with latitude, especially near the poles.

• EratosthenesRelated: His geographical framework organized places by their position relative to the equator.

• Foucault pendulumRelated: Latitude determines the pendulum’s precession rate, from zero at the equator to one turn per day at a pole.

• Day lengthRelated: At higher latitudes, seasonal changes in daylight become more pronounced.

• Geostrophic windRelated: The Coriolis parameter varies with latitude, changing geostrophic wind for a given pressure gradient.

• Marine navigationRelated: It gives one coordinate of a vessel’s geographic position.

• Maritime navigationRelated: Latitude is one coordinate used to state a vessel’s geographic position.

• PolarisRelated: In the Northern Hemisphere, Polaris’s altitude above the horizon approximates local latitude.

• SunriseRelated: Latitude strongly affects sunrise direction and seasonal daylight changes.

• Al-BiruniRelated: Al-Biruni connected latitude to astronomical observations of the Sun and stars.

• SunsetRelated: Latitude changes the angle at which the Sun meets the horizon.

• CircumnavigationRelated: A circumnavigation's latitude limits determine whether its route encircles the body or merely crosses a region.

• Circumpolar starRelated: The observer’s latitude sets the altitude of the celestial pole and changes which stars remain visible.

• Gravity anomalyRelated: Normal gravity varies with latitude because Earth rotates and is oblate.

• Gerardus MercatorRelated: Mercator’s projection changes how latitude intervals appear on a flat map.

• MeridianRelated: Latitude and meridians together specify geographic coordinates.

• Thermal windRelated: The Coriolis parameter varies with latitude, changing thermal-wind shear.

• GnomonRelated: At local noon, a vertical gnomon’s shadow angle can reveal the site’s latitude.

• HemisphereRelated: Latitude identifies positions within Earth’s northern and southern halves.

• Nautical mileRelated: One nautical mile approximates one minute of latitude, though the distance varies slightly across Earth.

• Polar climateRelated: High latitude limits incoming solar energy and favors polar temperatures.

• Rhumb lineRelated: Latitude determines how meridians converge and how a rhumb line's distance behaves.

• World mapRelated: World maps use latitude lines to locate places and show their relation to the equator.

• Celestial poleRelated: The altitude of the visible celestial pole equals the observer’s latitude.

• TropicsRelated: The tropics are bounded by two specific latitudes, one north and one south.

• Cross-staffRelated: The Sun’s altitude at local noon can be used to estimate latitude.

• Gall–Peters projectionRelated: Latitude determines the projection’s north–south and east–west scale changes.

• Alexis ClairautRelated: The theorem concerns how gravity changes with latitude.

• Ancient Greek geographyRelated: Greek geographers used celestial observations to distinguish places by their north–south position.

• William BaffinRelated: Latitude was more practical to estimate than longitude on Baffin’s voyages.

• Ursa MinorRelated: In the Northern Hemisphere, Polaris’s altitude above the horizon approximately gives the observer’s latitude.

• BackstaffRelated: Solar altitude at local noon could be converted into latitude with date corrections.

• Eastern HemisphereRelated: It pairs with longitude to locate places within the hemisphere.

• Spherical EarthRelated: Changing latitude changes which stars are visible and how high they appear.

• Azimuthal equidistant projectionRelated: The central point is specified partly by its latitude.

• DaytimeRelated: Latitude strongly affects seasonal daylight extremes and their duration.

• History of geographyRelated: Latitude made locations comparable across maps and observations.

• History of navigationRelated: Celestial observations made latitude comparatively practical to determine at sea.

• Muhammad al-IdrisiRelated: Latitude helped structure the map’s north-to-south climate divisions.