A ship’s GPS and navigation equipment have malfunctioned while at sea. What will the captain MOST likely do to determine the ship's latitude?
A. use a compass to determine which direction points north
B. measure the distance traveled from Greenwich, England
C. use a specialized clock called the seagoing chronometer
D. measure the altitude of the North Star from land or the horizon
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D. measure the altitude of the North Star from land or the horizon
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