WhakamĀrama Āpitihanga
E whakaaturia ana ngā ahopae matua i tēnei mahere o te ao:
He rārangi huapae ka whakaaturia ki tētahi mahere, e noho whakarara ana ki te weheruatanga o te ao. Ko te 0° te ahopae o te weheruatanga o te ao. Ko te 90° ki te raki te ahopae o te pito raki, ko te 90° ki te tonga te ahopae o te pito tonga. Whakamahia ai te ahopae me te ahopou hei tautohu pūwāhi ki te mahere.
Horizontal lines on a map running parallel with the equator. The equator has a latitude of 0°, the North Pole has a latitude of 90° north and the South Pole has a latitude of 90° south. Lines of latitude and longitude are used to locate points on a map.
aho - line
pae - horizontal
Ko hea tētahi wāhi i Ahitereiria he ōrite te ahopae ki tō Tāmaki-makau-rau?
Kimihia mai te ahopae o Te Whanganui-a-Tara.
Ko te 34° te ahopae o Hāmoa.