"Zero latitude" is the line closest to the equator, because it's the definition of the equator itself.
Once you leave the equator, there's no such thing as the "closest line". Any parallel of latitude
you draw, no matter how close it is to the equator, I can always draw one that's closer. There's
no 'official' set of lines. You can draw as few or as many lines as you want, wherever you want them.
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One of two lines parallel to the equator is the Tropic of Cancer. It is located at approximately 23.5 degrees north latitude.
The two lines parallel to the equator are called the tropics of Cancer, and Capricorn.
Lines of latitude are parallel to the equator, and that includes the Arctic and Antarctic Circles. The Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn are also parallel to the equator.See the link below
They are lines of constant latitude, all parallel to the equator.
there are two names i can think of: lines of latitude and also parallels
Lines of latitude run round the earth parallel to the Equator. Lines of longitude run from pole to pole, crossing the Equator at 90 degrees.
That line has often been called the "Equator" in song and story, and on maps as well, too.