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There are five named lines of latitude.
The Equator at zero degrees.
The Tropic of Cancer at 23 degrees 26 minutes 16 seconds north latitude. This is the northernmost sub-point of the Sun on the northern hemisphere Summer Solstice.
The Tropic of Capricorn at 23 degrees 26 minutes 16 seconds South latitude.
The Arctic Circle at 66 degrees 33 degrees 44 minutes north.
The Antarctic Circle at 66 degrees 33 minutes 44 seconds south.
If you are especially observant, you will notice that 23 degrees 26 minutes 16 seconds PLUS 66 degrees 22 minutes 44 seconds equals precisely 90 degrees. When the Sun is directly over the Tropic of Cancer in June, the Sun is precisely on the horizon on the Antarctic Circle. South of that, there is no sunlight.
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What are two names for the lines name for the lines that run east to west?
East to west- Latitude Lines North to south- Longitude Lines
What is the name of lines of latitude that are north of the equator?
Except for a very few specific ones, the lines don't have names. The lines that mark latitudes north of the equator are "parallels of north latitude".
Another name for the lines of latitude?
The other name that is used for lines latitude is parallels. The main latitude is the equator which is at zero degrees.
What is the nick name for the latitude lines?
"parallels" of latitude
What are the name of the lines of latitude?
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Name at least three items a map should include?
A key, A compass. and longitude and latitude lines.
What is the name for a line of latitude?
'Lines' of latitude are often called 'parallels' of latitude.
What are the names of the three lines beside the equator?
The name of the lines are The Tropic of Cancer, The Tropic of Capricorn, and The Arctic Circle.
Where do latitude lines start and what is their other name?
Lines of latitude are called parallels. The lines start at the equator and are located north and south of the equator.
Another name for latitude lines?
Meridian
What is another name for parallel lines?
latitude lines is another name for parallels and longitude lines are called meridians
Name at least three items a maps key should have?
It should include, boundaries, a compass rose, a distance scale, national capitols, and usually it will include lines of both longitude, and latitude. It also should include the names of all of the States on it.
