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What is the latitude of the North Pole? The South Pole? Why does longitude have no meaning at the North and South Poles?

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Answer:

The latitude at North pole is [tex]90^{\circ}[/tex]N

The latitude at south pole is [tex]90^{\circ}[/tex]S

Explanation:

Latitudes are used to measure the inclination angle of a point to the equator and also if a point is towards North or South. Its range is in between  [tex]0^{\circ}[/tex] to [tex]90^{\circ}[/tex].

Longitudes are used to find whether a point is towards West or East of the Greenwich Meridian. Its range is in between [tex]0^{\circ}[/tex] to [tex]180^{\circ}[/tex].

Therefore, longitude is meaningless at the North and South Poles.