north latitude
Geographic coordinate term; often used with numerical values, e.g., 北緯35度.
Tokyo is located at 35 degrees north latitude.
This island is located at 35 degrees north latitude.
Beyond 60 degrees north latitude, the region is covered in ice.
北緯 gives a location's north-south position (latitude), whereas 東経 gives its east-west position (longitude); the two are always paired but measure different axes.
Compound of 北 (north) and 緯 (latitude). The kanji 緯 originally refers to the horizontal threads in weaving, metaphorically extended to lines of latitude.