The coordinates of a location on the Earth's surface, consisting of [[经度|經度|jing1 du4]] and [[纬度|緯度|wei3 du4]].

High latitude, specifically the region between 60 and 90 degrees closest to the north and south poles.

Areas on the Earth's surface near the equator, generally defined as between 0 and 30 degrees latitude in both the northern and southern hemispheres

The regions of the Earth located between 30 and 60 degrees latitude in both the Northern and Southern Hemispheres

The angle between the equatorial plane and the normal to the reference ellipsoid.

geocentric latitude, being the angle between the equatorial plane and a straight line starting from the center of the earth