Latitudes

In the Northern Hemisphere, Arctic air temperatures are warming twice as fast as lower latitudes.

Leatherbacks are found across the globe in temperate and tropical latitudes and are highly migratory.

In the higher latitudes of the northern hemisphere, the continents of North America, Europe, and Asia are pressed closer together. This “constriction” of the oceans creates the effect of a higher range of tides.

Mangrove forests only grow at tropical and subtropical latitudes near the equator because they cannot withstand freezing temperatures.

Sailors call the latitudes between 40 and 50 degrees south of the equator the Roaring Forties.

The horse latitudes are subtropical regions known for calm winds and little precipitation.

The horse latitudes are located at about 30 degrees north and south of the equator.

In a study published this week in Science, researchers offer the first solid evidence that the climate in tropical Africa is influenced by conditions in the northern latitudes, not by solar radiation patterns along the equator as is generally believed.