Parallel Of Latitude (Noun)
Meaning
An imaginary line around the Earth parallel to the equator.
Classification
Nouns denoting spatial position.
Examples
- The parallel of latitude that passes through London is at approximately 51 degrees north.
- Geographers use parallels of latitude to measure distances between different points on the globe.
- A parallel of latitude is an imaginary line that encircles the Earth and is always equidistant from the equator.
- Every place on the same parallel of latitude has the same latitude coordinate.
- The equator is the zero-degree parallel of latitude that divides the Earth into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres.