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The equator is the "parallel" of zero latitude.

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What are lines that run parallel from the equator called?

There are no parallel lines that run FROM the equator. Lines that are parallel TO the equator are the latitudes.


Is the equator parallel or a meridian?

The equator is the parallel of zero latitude.


Is the equator a parallel or meridian?

The equator is a parallel because it is a line of latitude that circles the Earth horizontally, dividing it into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres.


What is every line of latitude is parallel to?

Every line of latitude is parallel to the equator.


Which is closer to the equator a parallel or meidian?

Parallel


Is the equator parallel or meridian?

The equator is a parallel that passes through more than 30 countries.


What Lines of run parallel to the equator?

Lines of Latitude encircle the Earth, running parallel to the Equator.


Every line of latitude is parallel to?

All parallels of latitude are parallel to the equator and to each other.


Is the equator a parallelor meridian?

It's actually parallel to the parallels, since the parallels are by definition parallel to the equator.


Name of the parallel that is located at 0 degrees latitude?

The Equator


Do the longitudinal lines run parallel to the Equator?

No. Longitudinal lines run parallel to the Prime Meridian. Latitudinal lines run parallel to the Equator.


Is the equator parallel to the meridian?

Nothing is parallel to any meridian. The equator is a parallel of latitude, and is parallel to all the other parallels. This is a big part of the reason that, collectively, they are called 'parallels'.