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Parallel lines never meet. On the other hand, every pair of longitudes meets at the Earth's North and South Poles.

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Lines are and run north-south?

Longitude; not parallel


Which one line is parallel latitude or longitude?

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.


Why are the lines of longitude not parallel?

Parallel lines, by definition, cannot meet. The lines of longitude meet at the Poles.


What is the latitude and longitude of 60th parallel s?

The 60th parallel South is a line of latitude crossing all lines of longitude.


Lines of latitude and lines of longitude are perpendicular to?

Every meridian of longitude is perpendicular to every parallel of latitude, and every parallel of latitude is perpendicular to every meridian of longitude.


Are latitude lines parallel or perpendicular?

Parallel. Latitude and longitude are perpendicular.


These are vertical lines parallel to the prime meridian?

Vertical lines parallel to the prime meridian are lines of longitude.


Does each line of longitude parallel to another line of longitude?

Yes No, lines of longitude are as parallel to each other as the earth is flat. All longitudes intersect at the north and south poles.


Which line latitude and longitude parallel?

All lines of latitude are parallel with the equator.


Are lines of longitude parallel to the equator?

No, perpendicular.


Is 120 degrees west longitude parallel to the prime meridian?

Meridians are not parallel. They join at the poles. Parallels of latitude is a common phrase. Meridians of longitude look parallel on the the map, but they're not on the globe.


What is the another name for a parrallels of longitude?

There are no parallels of longitude, because longitudinal lines aren't parallel. We call them "meridians". Lines of latitude ARE parallel, and so the expression "45th parallel" would be an accurate description.