No. Meridians of constant longitude are semicircles that join the
north and south poles. Every one of them crosses the equator.
Each of them is parallel to all the others. But you're probably looking for "the Equator".
Latitude lines, longitude lines run north south
No. Lines of longitude or meridians are not parallel.
Lines of latitude run round the earth parallel to the Equator. Lines of longitude run from pole to pole, crossing the Equator at 90 degrees.
Lines of Longitude are imaginary lines that run from the North Pole to the South Pole. The main line of longitude, the Prime Meridian (zero longitude), passes through the Greenwich Observatory, London, England.
You have answered the question for yourself ; They are 'Latitudes''. Longitudes (Meridians) are lines that run North to South from the North Pole to the South Pole. Longitudes come to a point at the poles, but spread out to a maximum at the Equator.
Longitude; not parallel
Latitude lines, longitude lines run north south
No. Lines of longitude or meridians are not parallel.
Lines of latitude run round the earth parallel to the Equator. Lines of longitude run from pole to pole, crossing the Equator at 90 degrees.
Parallel lines, by definition, cannot meet. The lines of longitude meet at the Poles.
Vertical lines parallel to the prime meridian are lines of longitude.
Lines of Longitude are imaginary lines that run from the North Pole to the South Pole. The main line of longitude, the Prime Meridian (zero longitude), passes through the Greenwich Observatory, London, England.
You have answered the question for yourself ; They are 'Latitudes''. Longitudes (Meridians) are lines that run North to South from the North Pole to the South Pole. Longitudes come to a point at the poles, but spread out to a maximum at the Equator.
Lines of latitude run parallel to the equator. Lines of longitude run vertically - passing through both poles.
All 'lines' of latitude are parallel to all others.No meridian of longitude is parallel to any others.-- All 'lines' of latitude are parallel to all others.-- No meridian of longitude is parallel to any other one.
The Tropic of Capricorn is a parallel of latitude. Every meridian of longitude intersects it perpendicularly.
Lines of equal Latitude run parallel (ie never cross) East-West (such as the Equator) Lines of equal Longitude (Meridian) run North-South and cross at the Poles.