lines of latitude
Longitude and Latitude measure the North and South of the Equator. Latitude means horizontal direction so the line would be the equator. Longitude means vertical, or up and down. That line would be the Prime Meritean.
Lines of latitude (parallels) are used to determine locations north or south of the equator. The divisions (90 degrees N and 90 degrees S) establish equidistant lines as concentric circles on the globe.
The vertical (straight up/down) lines on the globe are called lines of longitude. The horizontal (straight left/right) lines are called lines of latitude. The 0 degree horizontal line is called the equator. The 0 degree vertical line is called the Prime Meridian.
These are the Tropics of Cancer (in the north) and Capricorn (in the south).
You're thinking of lines of latitude.
Any latitude north of roughly "66.5° North" is north of the Arctic Circle.
Lines of latitude circle the Earth in an east-west fashion. so no
There are 2 major lines of latitude located north of the equator. The Tropic of Cancer is located at 23.5 degrees north latitude while the Arctic Circle is located at 66.5 degrees north latitude.
They are the lines of latitude, and they are also called parallels.
Equator (0 degrees latitude)Tropic of Cancer (23.5 degrees north latitude)Tropic of Capricorn (23.5 degrees south latitude)Arctic Circle (66.5 degrees north latitude)Antarctic Circle (66.5 degrees south latitude)
Any latitude north of roughly "66.5° North" is north of the Arctic Circle.
The pattern of lines that circle the globe east-west are called lines of latitude, while the lines that circle the globe north-south are called lines of longitude. Together, they form a grid system that helps in locating points on the Earth's surface.
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".
Yes. Lines of latitude run east-west. They are a measurement north or south of the equator.
The Arctic Circle lies between 60 and 70 degrees North. The next major circle of latitude south is the tropic of Cancer.
no they are notThe 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.For more information, see 'Related Links' below.
Lines of latitude at 66.5 degrees south and north respectively.
Lines of latitude circle the Earth in an east-west fashion. so no
There are 2 major lines of latitude located north of the equator. The Tropic of Cancer is located at 23.5 degrees north latitude while the Arctic Circle is located at 66.5 degrees north latitude.
They are the lines of latitude, and they are also called parallels.
Equator (0 degrees latitude)Tropic of Cancer (23.5 degrees north latitude)Tropic of Capricorn (23.5 degrees south latitude)Arctic Circle (66.5 degrees north latitude)Antarctic Circle (66.5 degrees south latitude)
both latitide as horizontal and longitude as vertical