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Latitude lines run around the earth parallel to the equator, and thus are of varying lengths. They are a measure of how far one is from the equator (north or south.) The equator is the longest line of latitude, and its length is just the distance around the earth. Latitude lines become shorter and shorter, the closer one approaches either pole. They cross lines of longitude at right angles.

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