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The main line of latitude is the Equator (zero latitude).

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Q: What is the main line of latitude and runs east to west on a map?
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What direction do latitude line run?

Lines of latitude run east to west.


Which line runs east to west?

Lines of Latitude run East to West but they measure Degrees North or South from the Equator.


In which directions does a parallel or line of latitude run?

Latitude runs East & West - horizontal lines.Remember this:Longitude is "longitude" ("long" North & South)Latitude is "flatitude"("flat" East & West)


Does latitude run north to south or east to west?

latitude runs East to west. Longitude runs north to south. In other words, the lines of latitude are measured in degrees north and south of the equator and lines of longitude are measured in degrees east and west of the prime meridian.


What is the rule of Latitude?

Longitude runs north and south, latitude runs west to east.


What does lines of latitude run?

latitude runs North and South and longitude runs East to West


What famous line of latitude runs through lake Victoria?

The coordinates are 1 degree south and 33 degrees east


What is the defference between latitude and longitude?

latitude runs east to west longitude runs north to south


What is the line of latitude that runs around the centre of the word called?

The line of Latitude is called The Equator.


How is the equator different from prime meridian?

The Prime Meridian is a line of longitude (running north and south). It runs near London. The Equator is a line of latitude (running east and west).


What is the name for the eastwards line labeled 0?

The 0 degree east to west line of latitude is called the "equator" it runs round the middle of the Earth and divides North from South.


What is the line that runs parallel to the equator?

the lines of latitude