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no they are not
The lines of latitude run East/West. Each line forms a circle around the earth. The equator is at latitude zero degrees, and it encircles the earth. As we travel further and further North the earth, being a globe shape, gets narrower and narrower the further North we go. So all the circles get smaller and smaller as we move from the equator to the North. The lines of latitude are parallel to each other.
Montreal, in Canada, is about 45o latitude, that is, halfway between the equator and the North pole, so a horizontal circle at that point would be smaller than the circle of latitude at the equator.
At 80o North, the circle of latitude at that angle from the equator is just a small circle around the North pole. At 890 degrees North it is nearly at the North pole and the circle is very small. The North pole itself is at a latitude (angle) of 900, and there is no circle at all! It's smaller than a dot!
The lines of longitude run from the North pole to the South pole. All the lines run from the top of the earth to the bottom of the earth. The lines converge at the poles, and are widest at the equator. Unlike the lines of latitude, all lines of longitude are the same length.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 14y agoNo. The 'lines' of equal latitude are actually parallel circles, like the tapering layers you'd get if you sliced the earth in slices parallel to the equator. You can see that the first slice at the equator is the fattest one, and the farther you get from the equator, the smaller each circle becomes, until it tapers to zero at the North or South Pole. The circle of zero latitude (the equator) is about 7,900 miles across. The circle of (89degrees 59minutes 59seconds) north latitude is about 200 feet across.
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∙ 14y agoYes, every line of longitude on a complete, spherical globe is the same size, having a length equal to half the circumference of the globe on which it resides. The actual length of a longitudinal line can be calculated by multiplying half the diameter (which is the radius of the given globe) by the value Pi. (3.14...) For example, on a globe with a diameter of 20 units (a radius of 10 units), the length of any given line of longitude will be 10 times Pi (31.4...).
The Earth's average meridional circumference is 40,007.86 km (approximately 24,860 miles; more if the average circumference is used) so each line of longitude on the Earth is approximately 20,004 km in length (approximately 12,430 miles).
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∙ 11y agono its not it can be different
-- The length of the zero latitude line (the equator) is about 24,900 miles.
-- The length of the 30-degrees latitude line (either north or south) is about 21,500 miles.
-- The length of the 60-degrees latitude line (either north or south) is about 12,400 miles.
-- The length of the 90-degrees latitude line (north or south pole) is zero.
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∙ 10y agoThe length of each parallel of latitude depends on the latitude it marks. The
equator is the longest one, since it girds the entire circumference of the Earth.
As a parallel of latitude gets farther from the equator ... marking a greater
latitude ... its length decreases. In principle, there's a parallel at a latitude of
89.999...etc. degrees that makes a tiny circle around the north pole, and is
only a few inches long.
The length of any parallel of latitude is
(the Earth's equatorial circumference) times (the cosine of the line's latitude)
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∙ 12y agoThe equator is double the the length of any meridian of longitude. Each
meridian joins the north and south poles ... half of the distance around the
Earth .. but the equator goes all the way around.
The parallels of 60° north and south latitude are each the same length as any
meridian of longitude ... half the length of the equator.
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∙ 11y agoNo. The farther they are from the equator, the shorter they are.
-- The length of the zero latitude line (the equator) is about 24,900 miles.
-- The length of the 30-degrees latitude line (either north or south) is about 21,500 miles.
-- The length of the 60-degrees latitude line (either north or south) is about 12,400 miles.
-- The length of the 90-degrees latitude line (north or south pole) is zero.
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∙ 11y agoEach meridian of longitude is roughly half the length of the equator, since
the equator is a complete circle and each meridian is a semi-circle.
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∙ 7y agoNo.
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∙ 8y agoNo
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Why does the length of a parallel decrease toward the poles?
You may be thinking of the distance between lines of longitude. The length of the lines of latitude decrease because the Earth is round, so the length of the line is shorter at the poles than it is at the Equator. The distance between the lines of longitude is shorter as you move toward the poles, again, because the Earth is round. All lines of longitude are the same length.
How would you describe lines of latitude and longitude?
Lines of latitude run from east to west and lines of longitude run north to south, they help give the position on earths surface.
What else are latitude lines called?
Lines of latitude are also called parallels because they are all parallel to each other. Any two lines of latitude you choose are the same distance apart everywhere, and no two lines of latitude ever cross. Latitude 36 degrees north is called the 36th parallel north
All lines of latitude meet at what line?
Lines of constant latitude are parallel. No two of them meet anywhere.All lines of constant latitude cross all lines of constant longitude.
What are Imaginary lines which run at right angles to the equator?
They are lines of constant latitude, all parallel to the equator.
Which lines of longitude and latitude vary in length?
-- All meridians of longitude have the same length ... they all join the north and south poles. -- Each parallel of north latitude has the same length as the parallel at the equal south latitude, but no other one.
What is a fact about longitude?
londirtude is lond and latitude is fat Lines of longitude all run North/South and are all the same length.
Lines of latitude locate places in which derations?
Lat rhymes with fat. Lines of latitude go around the world like belts, and locate positions to the north and south.Longitude lines are long. Unlike latitude lines longitude lines are all the same length as they run from pole to pole. The locate positions to the east and west.
Are parallel lines the same length?
In geometry, lines are of infinite length. So, yes, parallel lines have the same length. They are completely 'G' rated at all times. They never touch.
Why does the length of the parallel decreases towards the pole?
You may be thinking of the distance between lines of longitude. The length of the lines of latitude decrease because the Earth is round, so the length of the line is shorter at the poles than it is at the Equator. The distance between the lines of longitude is shorter as you move toward the poles, again, because the Earth is round. All lines of longitude are the same length.
Why does the length of a parallel decrease toward the poles?
You may be thinking of the distance between lines of longitude. The length of the lines of latitude decrease because the Earth is round, so the length of the line is shorter at the poles than it is at the Equator. The distance between the lines of longitude is shorter as you move toward the poles, again, because the Earth is round. All lines of longitude are the same length.
How would you describe lines of latitude and longitude?
Lines of latitude run from east to west and lines of longitude run north to south, they help give the position on earths surface.
What else are latitude lines called?
Lines of latitude are also called parallels because they are all parallel to each other. Any two lines of latitude you choose are the same distance apart everywhere, and no two lines of latitude ever cross. Latitude 36 degrees north is called the 36th parallel north
what word means the same as latitude?
Lines of latitude are also called parallels (because they are all parallel to each other).
All lines of latitude meet at what line?
Lines of constant latitude are parallel. No two of them meet anywhere.All lines of constant latitude cross all lines of constant longitude.
Are all the lines the same length in a limerick?
No. The first, second and fifth lines are of similar length whilst the third and fourth are of a similar, shorter length.
What polygon is where all of the sides are the same length and all of the angles?
paraell lines
