The parallels of latitude:

• All the latitudes, land, and water north of the equator are in the Northern Hemisphere.
• The equator marks 0 degrees latitude and divides Earth into the Southern and Northern Hemispheres.
• All the latitudes, land, and water south of the equator are in the Southern Hemisphere.

The North Pole is 90 degrees north of the equator. The South Pole is 90 degrees south of the equator.