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There are five important parallels of latitudes. They are:
- Equator
- Tropic of Cancer
- Tropic of Capricorn
- Arctic Circle
- Antarctic Circle
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Do parallels circle earth from west to east?
Yes, they do. The lines of latitude are sometimes called parallels.
Parallels of circle Earth from east to west?
Latitude. Tropic of Cancer
Between what 2 parallels of latitude is Italy situated?
Italy is between latitude 36.6° in the south and 45.6° in the north. The longitude range is 6.6° in the west 18.4° in the east.
Imaginary line around which the earth rotates?
It is called the Equator and the closer you get to it the hotter the countries start becoming.
What are the two kinds of line in map eh?
They are Lines of Latitude (or Parallels of Latitude), which encircle the world horizontally and are parallel to the Equator (Zero Latitude). Lines of Longitude run vertically from the North Pole to the South Pole. The Prime Meridian is Zero Longitude, and the line passes through the Greenwich Observatory, Greenwich, London, England.
