Uttmark's guide to the United States local inspectors examination for masters and mates of ocean going steam and sailing ships (1919)
Uttmark, Fritz E · [New York] The Author · leaf 33
tant from thepoles. Every point of theEquator is 90 degrees fromthe poles. The great circleE Q is the Equator. (Fig. 13.)16.—*What is Latitude?is the arc of the meridian in-tercepted between the Equa-tor and the given place. Lati-tude is reckoned from theEquator (Lat. 0) and ex-pressed in degrees,… … DEFINITIONS 17.—*What are Parallels of Latitude?
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