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What is it called when one line of latitude crosses one line of longitude?
There is no particular name for that event. It was decided long ago that since every parallel of latitude crosses each of the infinite number of meridians, and that every meridian of longitude crosses each of the infinite number of latitudes, it would be cruel to expect students, even gifted ones, to learn all of those names.
Are lines of latitude perpendicular parallel or intersecting?
Lines of latitude are horizontal and run parallel to the poles
What is a line called that runs parallel to the equater?
A Parallel of Latitude
Is the equater parallel or meridian line?
Parallel: 0o latitude
Lines of latitude and lines of longitude are perpendicular to?
Every meridian of longitude is perpendicular to every parallel of latitude, and every parallel of latitude is perpendicular to every meridian of longitude.
Do latitude lines ever touch longitude lines?
Every parallel of latitude crosses every meridian of longitude.
Can the equator be called meridian?
No. The equator is a parallel of latitude, and likeall of the others, it crosses all of the meridians.
What foreign country have same latitude as anchorage?
The latitude on the Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airportis about 61.17° North. A parallel at that latitude crosses parts of . . .CanadaGreenlandNorwaySwedenFinlandRussia
What country is found in 30 degree south latitude?
The 30S parallel of latitude crosses South Africa, Australia, Peru, Argentina and Brazil.
Through which four south american countries does 20 degrees latitude pass?
-- The parallel of 20° North latitude doesn't touch South America at all. -- The parallel of 20° South latitude crosses territory in Chile, Bolivia, Paraguay, and Brazil.
What are European nations that are 40 degrees north latitude?
In Europe, the parallel of 40° North latitude crosses territory in -- Portugal -- Spain -- Italy -- Albania -- Greece.
Which two islands lie closest to 21 degrees north latitude?
The parallel of 21° north latitude crosses the islands of Cuba, Great Inagua, and Maui.
What continent are crossed by the 15 degree S latitude line?
The parallel of 15° South latitude crosses parts of the Eastern,Western, and Southern hemispheres.None of the conti9nents that it crosses is on your list.It crosses territory in Africa, Australia, Oceania, andSouth America, including parts of . . .AngolaZambiaMozambiqueMalawiMadagascarAustraliaVanuatuFrench PolynesiaPeruBoliviaBrazil
What hemispheres are crossed by the 15 degrees latitude line?
-- The 15° North latitude line is completely in the northern hemisphere,and crosses the eastern and western hemispheres.-- The 15° South latitude line is completely in the southern hemisphere,and crosses the eastern and western hemispheres.
What states go through 64 degrees latitude?
The only US state that the 64th parallel north crosses is Alaska.
What countries have a latitude of 75 degrees N?
The parallel of 75 north latitude is only about 1,035 miles from the north pole. It crosses territory of Russia, Canada, and Greenland.
What latitude lines cross the continent of Antarctica?
Every parallel of latitude south of roughly 60.6° S crosses some part of Antarctica, and every latitude south of about 85.5° S is entirely on that continent.
