All 8 Uses of

latitude
in
Gulliver's Travels

This volume would have been at least twice as large, if I had not made bold to strike out innumerable passages relating to the winds and tides, as well as to the variations and bearings in the several voyages, together with the minute descriptions of the management of the ship in storms, in the style of sailors; likewise the account of longitudes and latitudes; wherein I have reason to apprehend, that Mr. Gulliver may be a little dissatisfied.†
Chpt Intr. *

By an observation, we found ourselves in the latitude of 30 degrees 2 minutes south.†
Chpt 1

We were now in the latitude of 30 degrees south; there were about fifty men in the ship; and here I met an old comrade of mine, one Peter Williams, who gave me a good character to the captain.†
Chpt 1

but having got northward of that island, and to about five degrees south latitude, the winds, which in those seas are observed to blow a constant equal gale between the north and west, from the beginning of December to the beginning of May, on the 19th of April began to blow with much greater violence, and more westerly than usual, continuing so for twenty days together: during which time, we were driven a little to the east of the Molucca Islands, and about three degrees northward of the line, as our captain found by an observation he took the 2nd of May, at which time the wind ceased, and it was a perfect calm, whereat I was not a little rejoiced.†
Chpt 2

The captain having been at Tonquin, was, in his return to England, driven north-eastward to the latitude of 44 degrees, and longitude of 143.†
Chpt 2

About an hour before we saw the pirates I had taken an observation, and found we were in the latitude of 46 N. and longitude of 183.†
Chpt 3

The continent, of which this kingdom is apart, extends itself, as I have reason to believe, eastward, to that unknown tract of America westward of California; and north, to the Pacific Ocean, which is not above a hundred and fifty miles from Lagado; where there is a good port, and much commerce with the great island of Luggnagg, situated to the north-west about 29 degrees north latitude, and 140 longitude.†
Chpt 3

However, I did then believe us to be about 10 degrees southward of the Cape of Good Hope, or about 45 degrees southern latitude, as I gathered from some general words I overheard among them, being I supposed to the south-east in their intended voyage to Madagascar.†
Chpt 4

Definitions:

(1) (latitude as in: latitude and longitude)
a measure of north/south (relative to the equator) on the earth -- calculated by using imaginary horizontal circles on the surface of the earth that are parallel to the equator such that 45 degrees north is half way between the equator and the north pole
(2) (latitude as in: given the latitude to)
amount of freedom from restriction
(3) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)
meaning too rare to warrant focus:

Much more rarely, latitude is used with an analogous meaning in astronomy.

Much more rarely, latitude is can more specifically reference the range of light exposures suitable to film.