48 degrees North
There are 2 major lines of latitude located north of the equator. The Tropic of Cancer is located at 23.5 degrees north latitude while the Arctic Circle is located at 66.5 degrees north latitude.
The Equator.
The equator is the parallel that divides the Earth into hemispheres - the Northern Hemisphere and the Southern Hemisphere - and it is located at 0 degrees latitude.
Seattle is located at 47° 36′ 35″ N, 122° 19′ 59″ W. The coordinates in decimal degrees is 47.609722 latitude and -122.333056 longitude.
48 degrees North
Minneapolis is farther north than Seattle. Minneapolis is at a latitude of about 44.98 degrees north while Seattle is at a latitude of about 47.61 degrees north.
There are 2 major lines of latitude located north of the equator. The Tropic of Cancer is located at 23.5 degrees north latitude while the Arctic Circle is located at 66.5 degrees north latitude.
The Equator.
The Equator
Seattle
The equator is the parallel that divides the Earth into hemispheres - the Northern Hemisphere and the Southern Hemisphere - and it is located at 0 degrees latitude.
The Equator
There are two different 40th parallels. -- If you mean the parallel of 40° south latitude, then Denver is about 5,500 miles north of it. -- If you're referring to the parallel of 40° north latitude, the center of downtown Denver is about 16 miles south of that one.
Lines of latitude run parallel to the Equator (which is zero latitude).
Two state capitals that are located on the 45 degrees north parallel of latitude are Lansing, the capital of Michigan, and Salem, the capital of Oregon.
No, San Francisco is not on the 40th parallel. It is located at approximately 37.77 degrees north latitude.