The equator is the "parallel" of zero latitude.
There are no parallel lines that run FROM the equator. Lines that are parallel TO the equator are the latitudes.
The equator is the parallel of zero latitude.
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.
Every line of latitude is parallel to the equator.
Parallel
The equator is a parallel that passes through more than 30 countries.
Lines of Latitude encircle the Earth, running parallel to the Equator.
All parallels of latitude are parallel to the equator and to each other.
It's actually parallel to the parallels, since the parallels are by definition parallel to the equator.
The Equator
No. Longitudinal lines run parallel to the Prime Meridian. Latitudinal lines run parallel to the Equator.
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'.