latitude

The researchers also had to account for subtle changes caused by the positions of the sun and the moon, as well as differences in terrain, latitude, and elevation.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 28, 2026

Cherneff: One advantage of habeas was that there was more latitude for testimony.

From Slate ● Jul. 27, 2026

The change is intended to give more latitude to players who may accidentally hold on to an opponent's hair.

From BBC ● Jun. 19, 2026

While Premier League referees have generally allowed the Meat Wall plenty of latitude, it’s possible World Cup referees will take a dimmer view of the tactic.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 15, 2026

When each of the two Viking orbiter-lander combinations was inserted into Martian orbit, it was unalterably committed to landing at a certain latitude on Mars.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan

However, studies have shown that higher latitudes, particularly in the northern hemisphere, will see the biggest increases in favourable conditions for storms to form, and those that do may be more violent.

From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026

When the new system becomes official in the next year, latitudes, longitudes and elevations across the country will change by as much as 13 feet.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026

When these materials slam into Earth's magnetic shield, they can knock out satellites, threaten astronauts -- and create colourful auroras in the skies of northern and southern latitudes.

From Barron's ● Aug. 5, 2026

Bird communities at more extreme latitudes, where seasonal temperatures vary more sharply, tend to include species that evolve faster than those living closer to the equator.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 30, 2026

Thus, Eurasia’s west-east axis allowed Fertile Crescent crops quickly to launch agriculture over the band of temperate latitudes from Ireland to the Indus Valley, and to enrich the agriculture that arose independently in eastern Asia.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond