Latitude: (shown as a horizontal line) is the angular distance, in degrees, minutes, and seconds of a point north or south of the
Equator. Lines of latitude are often referred to as parallels.
Longitude: (shown as a vertical line) is the angular distance, in degrees, minutes, and seconds, of a point east or west of the
Prime (Greenwich) Meridian. Lines of longitude are often referred to as meridians.
"Central America" Latitude and Longitude examples: (see map)
| Belmopan, Belize: | 17° | 15' | N |
/ 88° | 46' | W |
| Guatemala City, Guatemala: | 14° | 36' | N
| / 90° | 32' | W |
| Managua, Nicaragua: | 12° | 8' | N |
/ 86° | 15' | W |
| Panama City, Panama: | 8° | 58' | N |
/ 79° | 32' | W |
| San Jose, Costa Rica: | 9° | 55' | N |
/ 84° | 4' | W |
| San Salvador, El Salvador: | 13° | 41' | N |
/ 89° | 11' | W |
| Tegucigalpa, Honduras: | 14° | 4' | N |
/ 87° | 12' | W |
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