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Lines of latitude are parallel to the equator, and that includes the Arctic and Antarctic Circles. The Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn are also parallel to the equator.

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What are lines that run parallel from the equator called?

There are no parallel lines that run FROM the equator. Lines that are parallel TO the equator are the latitudes.


What lines run parallel through the equator?

The only line that runs parallel through the equator is THE EQUATOR. [The Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn are parallel to the equator, but are north and south of it (respectively) at 23.5 degrees. So they do not run through the equator.] The lines of longitude all run through the equator, but they are not parallel to each other since they all meet up at both the North and South Poles.


What is every line of latitude is parallel to?

Every line of latitude is parallel to the equator.


This term is another word for latitude which is an imaginary line that runs around the world an equal distance from the equator.?

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Do the longitudinal lines run parallel to the Equator?

No. Longitudinal lines run parallel to the Prime Meridian. Latitudinal lines run parallel to the Equator.


Every line of latitude is parallel to?

All parallels of latitude are parallel to the equator and to each other.


What Lines of run parallel to the equator?

Lines of Latitude encircle the Earth, running parallel to the Equator.


Lines that run parallel to the equator are called?

Lines that run parallel to the equator are called latitude lines or parallels.


Is the equator a parallel or meridian?

The equator is a parallel because it is a line of latitude that circles the Earth horizontally, dividing it into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres.


In which direction does a parellel or line of latitude run?

Latitude lines run from east to west, parallel to the equator. Longitudinal lines are perpendicular to latitude lines and run north to south.


Which direction do parallels run?

Parallels would be 2 or more lines that run in the same direction and do not intersect.


What are the lines the run parallel to the equator?

Every line of constant latitude is parallel to the equator and to all other such lines. This might be part of the reason that such lines are often referred to as "parallels" of latitude. Or that might be just a coincidence.