THERE ARE THE IMAGINARY LINES DRAWN PARALLEL TO THE EQUATER. MEASURED AS AN ANGLE WHOSE APEX IS THE CENTER OF THE EARTH. THE EQUATER REPRESENT 0 LATITUDE,WHILE THE NORTH POLE IS 90 DEGREE N AND THE SOUTH POLE 90 DEGREE S 23 1/2 N REPRESENTS TROPICOF CANCER WHILE 23 1/2 S REPRESENTS TROPIC OF CAPRICORN.66 1/2N REPRESENTS ARTIC CIRCLE WHILE 66 1/2 S REPRESENTS ANTARCTIC CIRCLE. THERE ARE TOTAL 181 LATITUDES INCLUDING THE EQUATER.EACH PARALLEL OF LATITUDE IS A CIRCLE BUT THEY ARE NOT EQUAL . THE CIRCLE BECOMES SMALER TOWARDS THE POLES. EQUATER IS THE GREATEST CIRCLE THAT CAN BE DRAWN ON THE EARTH SURFACE.
THE DISTANCE ANY TWO PARALLEL OF LATITUDE IS ALWAYS EQUAL . ONE DEGREE LATITUDE =APP.111KM
THE DISTANCE ANY TWO PARALLEL OF LATITUDE IS ALWAYS EQUAL . ONE DEGREE LATITUDE =APP.111KM
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