latitude
It's 1/360 of a complete circle of longitude or latitude.
it is a latitude
The Arctic Circle is a line of latitude. As of 2012, it is approximately 66° 33' 44" N latitude.
The Antarctic Circle is the collection of all the points on earth that are 23.5 degreessouth of the equator ... 23.5 degrees south latitude.
They are both imaginary lines which circle the earth!
The Prime Meridian and the meridian of 180° longitude combine to forma great circle on the Earth. Each of them alone is a semi-circle.Every parallel of latitude also circles the Earth completely, but among those,only the equator is a great circle.
Lines of latitude stay where they are and do not run anywhere. Every one of them forms a complete circle around the world.
Lines of latitude stay where they are and do not run anywhere. Every one of them forms a complete circle around the world.
The Antarctic Circle is a line of latitude -- which moves, according to the Earth's wobble. As of 10 March 2016, it runs 66°33′46.1″ as a line of latitude and crosses all degrees of E and W longitude on Earth.
A full circle around the globe is 360 degrees. This measurement is based on the Earth's latitude and longitude system, where the equator is at 0 degrees latitude and the poles are at 90 degrees north and south. Each degree of longitude represents a segment of the Earth's circumference, with 360 lines of longitude running from pole to pole.
Latitude: N 36° 8' 33.9972" / Longitude: W 86° 52' 15.8268"
The pattern of lines that circle the globe east-west are called lines of latitude, while the lines that circle the globe north-south are called lines of longitude. Together, they form a grid system that helps in locating points on the Earth's surface.