World Map With Parallels Of Latitude. The Equator and other parallels of latitude are one half of the global grid system. A circle of latitude is an imaginary ring linking all points sharing a parallel.
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It crosses Africa Asia the Indian Ocean the Pacific Ocean North America the Caribbean and the Atlantic Ocean. The angular distance from the Equator to the pole is one-fourth of a circle or 90. Latitude shown as a horizontal line is the angular distance in degrees minutes and seconds of a point north or south of the Equator.
These lines are called parallels of latitude.
With the help of Lat Long Map anyone can find the exact position of a place using its latitude and longitudeWorld Lat Long Map can also be used to determine the time zone of specific places. The Equator is the line of 0 degrees latitude. The angular distance from the Equator to the pole is one-fourth of a circle or 90. They are used to measure degrees of latitude north or south of the Equator.
