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There are 360 degrees of latitude and the latitude line of 0 degrees is known as the Prime Meridian and it divides the world into the Eastern Hemisphere and the Western Hemisphere (-180 degrees degrees of longitude west and 180 degrees of longitude east).
There are 360 degrees in a complete circle or sphere but in all longitude measurements, the total of the degrees is expressed as 2 halves of 180 degrees each, moving East and West from the prime meridian. East is positive and West is negative. Latitude is designated as North and South but in 90 degree sectors.