A circle of latitude or line of latitude on Earth is an abstract east–west small circle connecting all locations around Earth at a given latitude coordinate line.
What are parallels in geography?
parallel, imaginary line extending around the Earth parallel to the equator; it is used to indicate latitude. ... See latitude and longitude.
What are the 7 important parallels?
The following are the most important parallel lines:
- Equator, 0 degrees.
- Tropic of Cancer, 23.5 degrees N.
- Tropic of Capricorn, 23.5 degrees S.
- Arctic Circle, 66.5 degrees N.
- Antarctic Circle, 66.5 degrees S.
- North Pole, 90 degrees N (infinitely small circle)
- South Pole, 90 degrees S (infinitely small circle)
