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How is 90 degrees north latitude different from 90 degress south latitude?
90 degrees north latitude is named the "north pole", whereas 90 degrees south latitude is named the "south pole".
What three named lines of latitude cross Africa?
equator prime meridian
What named line of longitude crosses Australia?
No "named" line of longitude crosses Australia. The Tropic of Capricorn (latitude) crosses Australia.
What named Latitude lines cross Africa?
Tropic of cancer Equator Tropic of Capricorn
What named line of latitude passes through the island nation of Taiwan?
The Tropic of Cancer does.
What Central American country is named after the line that defines zero latitude?
None. The country you are referring to is Ecuador, which lies on the zero latitude or Equator, and is located in South America.
What named line of latitude runs to India?
India is located between 35.5˚N and 6.7˚S (latitude) as well as 97.4˚E and 68.0˚E (longitude).
Amerigo Vespucci what affects did that have on the US?
America is named after him. He discovered longitude and latitude. Made maps.
Which among the following country derives its name from a latitude?
Ecuador is the country that derives its name from a latitude. The country is named after the equator which runs through it, making it one of the few countries in the world named after a geographic feature.
What South American country is named for the line of latitude that crosses it?
Ecuador is the country you are referring to. It straddles the Equator on the Pacific coast of South America. It is home to part of the Amazon Rainforest, and part of the Andes Mountains, along with the Galapagos Islands.
Do lines of latitude have names?
Lines of latitude do not have names within the conventional system of measuring latitude using degrees. Lines of latitude are commonly referred to by the numerical value of their angle from the equator, such as the Tropic of Cancer (23.5°N) and the Antarctic Circle (66.5°S), but they are not formally named like lines of longitude.
What named line of latitude runs through China?
The Tropic of Cancer is the named line of latitude that runs through China. It is located at approximately 23.5 degrees north of the equator and crosses several regions in southern China, including parts of Guangdong and Yunnan provinces. This latitude marks the northernmost point where the sun can be directly overhead at noon during the summer solstice.
