Latitude is measured in degrees north or south of which reference line?

A. Mean Lower Low Water
B. The prime vertical
✓ The equatorCorrect
D. The Greenwich meridian

Why C is correct

Latitude is measured 0 to 90 degrees north or south of the equator. The Greenwich meridian is the reference for longitude, not latitude. (Bowditch Ch. 4 §405)

Cited:Bowditch Ch. 4 §405

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