Without Any Latitude Crossword Clue

Without any latitude crossword clue. A crossword puzzle question in India on Sunday, 11 June 2017

The answer, try: RIGIDLY for 7 letters.

Try also: STRICTLY for 8 letters or EQUATOR

In geography, latitude is a geographic coordinate that specifies the north–south position of a point on the Earth’s surface. Latitude is an angle (defined below) which ranges from 0° at the Equator to 90° (North or South) at the poles. Lines of constant latitude, or parallels, run east–west as circles parallel to the equator.

Latitude is used together with longitude to specify the precise location of features on the surface of the Earth. Without qualification the term latitude should be taken to be the geodetic latitude as defined in the following sections. Also defined are six auxiliary latitudes which are used in special applications. There is a separate article on the History of latitude measurements.