-- Regarding the parallel of 40° South: No.
-- Regarding the parallel of 40° North: Yes and no. Part of it is, and part of it isn't.
The State Capitol at Springfield is about 14 miles south of the 40th North parallel,
whereas my home in Skokie IL is about 140 miles north of it.
No. It's entirely north of 40 N latitude.
The latitude at the center of Wellington is about 41.3° South. That's south of the 40 degrees South line of Latitude.
No line of latitude is a north/south line. A move to the north or south is a change of latitude.
The line you are probably asking about is at 23.5 degrees South latitude, and it is called the Tropic of Capricorn.
There is a major line of latitude located at 23.5 degrees south latitude, called the Tropic of Capricorn.
Roughly 66.5 degrees south latitude.
The latitude at the center of Wellington is about 41.3° South. That's south of the 40 degrees South line of Latitude.
No line of latitude is a north/south line. A move to the north or south is a change of latitude.
The line you are probably asking about is at 23.5 degrees South latitude, and it is called the Tropic of Capricorn.
Hell.
Wellington's latitude is 41 degrees 17 minutes South, so therefore is south of the 40 degrees south line
There is a major line of latitude located at 23.5 degrees south latitude, called the Tropic of Capricorn.
Roughly 66.5 degrees south latitude.
South of the equator
The capital city of New Zealand, Wellington, is at latitude 41degrees 17 minutes South, and is therefore south of the 40 degrees south line of latitude.
Wellington, capital of New Zealand is south of the 40 degree line of latitude. Wellington's latitude is 41 degrees, longitude 174.
One major line of latitude named the Tropic of Capricorn is located at 23.5 degrees south latitude.
The equator is at 0 degrees. The South Pole is at 90 degrees S latitude. The Tropic of Capricorn is at about 22.5 degrees S latitude.