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|colspan="2"|[[Image:WorldMapLongLat-eq-circles-tropics-non.png|300px]]
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|colspan="2" align="center"|<small style="line-height:130%">[[Map]] of [[Earth]]</small>
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!colspan="2" style="background:#bbffee;"| [[Longitude]] (λ)
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|colspan="2"|Appear curved and [[vertical]] in this projection, but are actually halves of great circles.
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!colspan="2" style="background:#bbffee;"| [[Latitude]] (φ)
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|colspan="2"|Appear straight and [[horizontal]] in this projection, but are actually circular with different radii. All locations with a given latitude are collectively referred to as a [[circle of latitude]].
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|The '''[[equator]]''' divides the planet into a [[Northern Hemisphere]] and a [[Southern Hemisphere]], and has a latitude of 0°.
|[[Image:World map with equator.jpg|80px]]
|}
|colspan="2"|[[Image:WorldMapLongLat-eq-circles-tropics-non.png|300px]]
|-
|colspan="2" align="center"|<small style="line-height:130%">[[Map]] of [[Earth]]</small>
|-
!colspan="2" style="background:#bbffee;"| [[Longitude]] (λ)
|-
|colspan="2"|Appear curved and [[vertical]] in this projection, but are actually halves of great circles.
|-
!colspan="2" style="background:#bbffee;"| [[Latitude]] (φ)
|-
|colspan="2"|Appear straight and [[horizontal]] in this projection, but are actually circular with different radii. All locations with a given latitude are collectively referred to as a [[circle of latitude]].
|-
|The '''[[equator]]''' divides the planet into a [[Northern Hemisphere]] and a [[Southern Hemisphere]], and has a latitude of 0°.
|[[Image:World map with equator.jpg|80px]]
|}