The Equator is at what latitude?

• A. 0 degrees
• B. 90 degrees North
• C. 66.5 degrees North
• D. 23.5 degrees North

Answer: (A)

Latitude measures how far north or south you are from the Equator. The Equator is the imaginary line around the middle of the Earth and serves as the zero reference point for latitude. So its latitude is 0 degrees. As you move north, latitude values increase up to 90 degrees at the North Pole; 66.5 degrees North is the Arctic Circle, and 23.5 degrees North is the Tropic of Cancer. Because the Equator is the zero line, its latitude is 0 degrees.