The higher the latitude, the shorter the circle is.
-- Equator . . . zero latitude, 24,900 miles long.
-- North pole / south pole . . . 90 degrees latitude, zero length.
The basic unit of measurement for parallels of latitude is the degree. There are 180 degrees from the North Pole to the South Pole.
Latitudes are defined as the angular distance between a point on the Earth's surface and the equator. The equator is at 0° latitude, and latitudes are measured up to 90° north and 90° south because beyond these points lies the geographical poles, where latitudes become undefined as lines of longitude converge.
Latitude - 8 degree , 4 minute North and 37 degree 6 minute N Longitude - 68 degree, 7 minute East and 97 degree 25 minute East
High pressure belts found at 30 degree latitudes are called subtropical high-pressure belts. These belts are generated by the sinking air from the Hadley Cell circulation at these latitudes, resulting in stable atmospheric conditions and clear skies. Subtropical high-pressure systems are associated with arid climates and are often responsible for the formation of deserts.
I've seen them referred to as "integer degree intersections".
All of them
Tropical zones
Trade winds
The basic unit of measurement for parallels of latitude is the degree. There are 180 degrees from the North Pole to the South Pole.
prevailing west
The length of the equator is 3963.2 miles. The 1 degree latitudes are 3962.6 miles.
Latitudes are defined as the angular distance between a point on the Earth's surface and the equator. The equator is at 0° latitude, and latitudes are measured up to 90° north and 90° south because beyond these points lies the geographical poles, where latitudes become undefined as lines of longitude converge.
Another name for Low latitudes are PARALLELS.
Latitude - 8 degree , 4 minute North and 37 degree 6 minute N Longitude - 68 degree, 7 minute East and 97 degree 25 minute East
High pressure belts found at 30 degree latitudes are called subtropical high-pressure belts. These belts are generated by the sinking air from the Hadley Cell circulation at these latitudes, resulting in stable atmospheric conditions and clear skies. Subtropical high-pressure systems are associated with arid climates and are often responsible for the formation of deserts.
In general call the shortest side a and remember this is always the side opposite the 30 degree angle. Then the other leg/side has length a(square root 3) and the hypotenuse has length 2a.So in the case of a=7, the hypotenuse has length 14.
I've seen them referred to as "integer degree intersections".