SSC MTS EXAM

Detailed explanation-1: -The Equator is the line of 0 degrees latitude. Each parallel measures one degree north or south of the Equator, with 90 degrees north of the Equator and 90 degrees south of the Equator. The latitude of the North Pole is 90 degrees N, and the latitude of the South Pole is 90 degrees S.

Detailed explanation-2: -Zero degrees latitude is the line designating the Equator and divides the Earth into two equal hemispheres (north and south). The Equator is located at a latitude of 0 degrees. Map: Caitlin Dempsey. Zero degrees longitude is an imaginary line known as the Prime Meridian.

Detailed explanation-3: -The location in the Gulf of Guinea (South Atlantic Ocean) off the west African coast known as Null Island is named after the point where the prime meridian and the equator intersect. It is located at latitude 0 and longitude 0 degrees.