I've loved maps for as long as I can remember, but it took me years to figure out a way to remember which was which when it came to latitude and longitude. Here's the handy picture I always remember now:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuE69dpLoooMYXScobcghhkkD49t7lee-3JSp6D6doAuPGkcUP3SBxwbdnG9UjatTJjgLbQAqiwaNxCAHcKEbNfGStzfZSQC-d9g5wLcifB6wJ8WlRMexeLiXTUYKycOPjjMt4bd3w4ROf/s1600/latitude-longitude.png) |
Lines of latitude pass through the crosses of the t's in the word latitude. Lines of longitude pass through the g in the word longitude. |
Lat = flat.
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