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On the Earth, a circle of latitude is an imaginary east-west circle that connects all locations with a given latitude. A location's position along a circle of latitude is given by its longitude. The five major circles of latitude are, from north to south:
On the Earth, a circle of latitude is an imaginary east-west circle that connects all locations with a given latitude. A location's position along a circle of latitude is given by its longitude. The five major circles of latitude are, from north to south:


The Arctic Circle (66° 33′ 38″ N)
The Arctic Circle (66° 33′ 38″ N)
The Tropic of Cancer (23° 26′ 22″ N)
The Tropic of Cancer (23° 26′ 22″ N)
The Equator (0° latitude)
The Equator (0° latitude)
The Tropic of Capricorn (23° 26′ 22″ S)
The Tropic of Capricorn (23° 26′ 22″ S)
The Antarctic Circle (66° 33′ 38″ S)
The Antarctic Circle (66° 33′ 38″ S)


Following is a list of circles of latitude on Earth.
Following is a list of circles of latitude on Earth.
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Circle_of_latitude Circles of Latitude, Wikipedia]
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Circle_of_latitude Circles of Latitude, Wikipedia]


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*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/23rd_parallel_south 23rd parallel south], a circle of latitude in the Southern Hemisphere.
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/23rd_parallel_south 23rd parallel south], a circle of latitude in the Southern Hemisphere.
{|| {{Location map-line|lat=23}}| {{Location map-line|lat=-23}}|}
{|| {{Location map-line|lat=23}}| {{Location map-line|lat=-23}}|}


==24th parallel==
==24th parallel==
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==28th parallel==
==28th parallel==
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/28th_parallel_north 28th parallel north]], a circle of latitude in the Northern Hemisphere.
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/28th_parallel_north 28th parallel north], a circle of latitude in the Northern Hemisphere.
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/28th_parallel_south 28th parallel south]], a circle of latitude in the Southern Hemisphere.
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/28th_parallel_south 28th parallel south], a circle of latitude in the Southern Hemisphere.
{|| {{Location map-line|lat=28}}| {{Location map-line|lat=-28}}|}
{|| {{Location map-line|lat=28}}| {{Location map-line|lat=-28}}|}


==29th parallel==
==29th parallel==
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/29th_parallel_north 29th parallel north]], a circle of latitude in the Northern Hemisphere.
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/29th_parallel_north 29th parallel north], a circle of latitude in the Northern Hemisphere.
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/29th_parallel_south 29th parallel south]], a circle of latitude in the Southern Hemisphere.
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/29th_parallel_south 29th parallel south], a circle of latitude in the Southern Hemisphere.
{|| {{Location map-line|lat=29}}| {{Location map-line|lat=-29}}|}
{|| {{Location map-line|lat=29}}| {{Location map-line|lat=-29}}|}


==30th parallel==
==30th parallel==
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/30th_parallel_north 30th parallel north]], a circle of latitude in the Northern Hemisphere.
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/30th_parallel_north 30th parallel north], a circle of latitude in the Northern Hemisphere.
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/30th_parallel_south 30th parallel south]], a circle of latitude in the Southern Hemisphere.
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/30th_parallel_south 30th parallel south], a circle of latitude in the Southern Hemisphere.
{|| {{Location map-line|lat=30}}| {{Location map-line|lat=-30}}|}
{|| {{Location map-line|lat=30}}| {{Location map-line|lat=-30}}|}


==31st parallel==
==31st parallel==
*[[31st parallel north]], a circle of latitude in the Northern Hemisphere.
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/31st_parallel_north 31st parallel north], a circle of latitude in the Northern Hemisphere.
*[[31st parallel south]], a circle of latitude in the Southern Hemisphere.
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/31st_parallel_south 31st parallel south], a circle of latitude in the Southern Hemisphere.
{|| {{Location map-line|lat=31}}| {{Location map-line|lat=-31}}|}
{|| {{Location map-line|lat=31}}| {{Location map-line|lat=-31}}|}


==32nd parallel==
==32nd parallel==
*[[32nd parallel north]], a circle of latitude in the Northern Hemisphere.
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/32nd_parallel_north 32nd parallel north], a circle of latitude in the Northern Hemisphere.
*[[32nd parallel south]], a circle of latitude in the Southern Hemisphere.
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/32nd_parallel_south 32nd parallel south], a circle of latitude in the Southern Hemisphere.
{|| {{Location map-line|lat=32}}| {{Location map-line|lat=-32}}|}
{|| {{Location map-line|lat=32}}| {{Location map-line|lat=-32}}|}


==33rd parallel==
==33rd parallel==
*[[33rd parallel north]], a circle of latitude in the Northern Hemisphere.
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/33rd_parallel_north 33rd parallel north], a circle of latitude in the Northern Hemisphere.
*[[33rd parallel south]], a circle of latitude in the Southern Hemisphere.
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/33rd_parallel_south 33rd parallel south], a circle of latitude in the Southern Hemisphere.
{|| {{Location map-line|lat=33}}| {{Location map-line|lat=-33}}|}
{|| {{Location map-line|lat=33}}| {{Location map-line|lat=-33}}|}


==34th parallel==
==34th parallel==
*[[34th parallel north]], a circle of latitude in the Northern Hemisphere.
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/34th_parallel_north 34th parallel north], a circle of latitude in the Northern Hemisphere.
*[[34th parallel south]], a circle of latitude in the Southern Hemisphere.
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/34th_parallel_south 34th parallel south], a circle of latitude in the Southern Hemisphere.
{|| {{Location map-line|lat=34}}| {{Location map-line|lat=-34}}|}
{|| {{Location map-line|lat=34}}| {{Location map-line|lat=-34}}|}


==35th parallel==
==35th parallel==
*[[35th parallel north]], a circle of latitude in the Northern Hemisphere.
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/35th_parallel_north 35th parallel north], a circle of latitude in the Northern Hemisphere.
*[[35th parallel south]], a circle of latitude in the Southern Hemisphere.
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/35th_parallel_south 35th parallel south], a circle of latitude in the Southern Hemisphere.
{|| {{Location map-line|lat=35}}| {{Location map-line|lat=-35}}|}
{|| {{Location map-line|lat=35}}| {{Location map-line|lat=-35}}|}


==36th parallel==
==36th parallel==
*[[36th parallel north]], a circle of latitude in the Northern Hemisphere.
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/36th_parallel_north 36th parallel north], a circle of latitude in the Northern Hemisphere.
*[[36th parallel south]], a circle of latitude in the Southern Hemisphere.
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/36th_parallel_north 36th parallel south], a circle of latitude in the Southern Hemisphere.
{|| {{Location map-line|lat=36}}| {{Location map-line|lat=-36}}|}
{|| {{Location map-line|lat=36}}| {{Location map-line|lat=-36}}|}


==37th parallel==
==37th parallel==
*[[37th parallel north]], a circle of latitude in the Northern Hemisphere.
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/37th_parallel_north 37th parallel north], a circle of latitude in the Northern Hemisphere.
*[[37th parallel south]], a circle of latitude in the Southern Hemisphere.
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/37th_parallel_south 37th parallel south], a circle of latitude in the Southern Hemisphere.
{|| {{Location map-line|lat=37}}| {{Location map-line|lat=-37}}|}
{|| {{Location map-line|lat=37}}| {{Location map-line|lat=-37}}|}


==38th parallel==
==38th parallel==
*[[38th parallel north]], a circle of latitude in the Northern Hemisphere., most notably used as the pre-Korean War boundary between North Korea and South Korea. The [[38th parallel structures]] are a series of circular depressions roughly on the 38th parallel north.
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/38th_parallel_north 38th parallel north], a circle of latitude in the Northern Hemisphere., most notably used as the pre-Korean War boundary between North Korea and South Korea. The [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/38th_parallel_structures 38th parallel structures] are a series of circular depressions roughly on the 38th parallel north.
*[[38th parallel south]], a circle of latitude in the Southern Hemisphere.
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/31st_parallel_south 38th parallel south], a circle of latitude in the Southern Hemisphere.
{|| {{Location map-line|lat=38}}| {{Location map-line|lat=-38}}|}
{|| {{Location map-line|lat=38}}| {{Location map-line|lat=-38}}|}


==39th parallel==
==39th parallel==
*[[39th parallel north]], a circle of latitude in the Northern Hemisphere.
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/39th_parallel_north 39th parallel north], a circle of latitude in the Northern Hemisphere.
*[[39th parallel south]], a circle of latitude in the Southern Hemisphere.
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/39th_parallel_north 39th parallel south], a circle of latitude in the Southern Hemisphere.
{|| {{Location map-line|lat=39}}| {{Location map-line|lat=-39}}|}
{|| {{Location map-line|lat=39}}| {{Location map-line|lat=-39}}|}


==40th parallel==
==40th parallel==
*[[40th parallel north]], a circle of latitude in the Northern Hemisphere.
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/40th_parallel_north 40th parallel north], a circle of latitude in the Northern Hemisphere.
*[[40th parallel south]], a circle of latitude in the Southern Hemisphere.
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/40th_parallel_south 40th parallel south], a circle of latitude in the Southern Hemisphere.
{|| {{Location map-line|lat=40}}| {{Location map-line|lat=-40}}|}
{|| {{Location map-line|lat=40}}| {{Location map-line|lat=-40}}|}


==41st parallel==
==41st parallel==
*[[41st parallel north]], a circle of latitude in the Northern Hemisphere.
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/41st_parallel_north 41st parallel north], a circle of latitude in the Northern Hemisphere.
*[[41st parallel south]], a circle of latitude in the Southern Hemisphere.
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/41st_parallel_south 41st parallel south], a circle of latitude in the Southern Hemisphere.
{|| {{Location map-line|lat=41}}| {{Location map-line|lat=-41}}|}
{|| {{Location map-line|lat=41}}| {{Location map-line|lat=-41}}|}


==42nd parallel==
==42nd parallel==
*[[42nd parallel north]], a circle of latitude in the Northern Hemisphere.
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/42nd_parallel_north 42nd parallel north], a circle of latitude in the Northern Hemisphere.
*[[42nd parallel south]], a circle of latitude in the Southern Hemisphere.
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/42nd_parallel_south 42nd parallel south], a circle of latitude in the Southern Hemisphere.
{|| {{Location map-line|lat=42}}| {{Location map-line|lat=-42}}|}
{|| {{Location map-line|lat=42}}| {{Location map-line|lat=-42}}|}


==43rd parallel==
==43rd parallel==
*[[43rd parallel north]], a circle of latitude in the Northern Hemisphere.
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/43rd_parallel_north 43rd parallel north], a circle of latitude in the Northern Hemisphere.
*[[43rd parallel south]], a circle of latitude in the Southern Hemisphere.
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/43rd_parallel_south 43rd parallel south], a circle of latitude in the Southern Hemisphere.
{|| {{Location map-line|lat=43}}| {{Location map-line|lat=-43}}|}
{|| {{Location map-line|lat=43}}| {{Location map-line|lat=-43}}|}


==44th parallel==
==44th parallel==
*[[44th parallel north]], a circle of latitude in the Northern Hemisphere.
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/44th_parallel_north 44th parallel north], a circle of latitude in the Northern Hemisphere.
*[[44th parallel south]], a circle of latitude in the Southern Hemisphere.
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/44th_parallel_south 44th parallel south], a circle of latitude in the Southern Hemisphere.
{|| {{Location map-line|lat=44}}| {{Location map-line|lat=-44}}|}
{|| {{Location map-line|lat=44}}| {{Location map-line|lat=-44}}|}


==45th parallel==
==45th parallel==
*[[45th parallel north]], a circle of latitude in the Northern Hemisphere.  
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/45th_parallel_north 45th parallel north], a circle of latitude in the Northern Hemisphere.  
*[[45th parallel south]], a circle of latitude in the Southern Hemisphere.
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/45th_parallel_south 45th parallel south], a circle of latitude in the Southern Hemisphere.
{|| {{Location map-line|lat=45}}| {{Location map-line|lat=-45}}|}
{|| {{Location map-line|lat=45}}| {{Location map-line|lat=-45}}|}


==46th parallel==
==46th parallel==
*[[46th parallel north]], a circle of latitude in the Northern Hemisphere.
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/46th_parallel_north 46th parallel north], a circle of latitude in the Northern Hemisphere.
*[[46th parallel south]], a circle of latitude in the Southern Hemisphere.
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/46th_parallel_south 46th parallel south], a circle of latitude in the Southern Hemisphere.
{|| {{Location map-line|lat=46}}| {{Location map-line|lat=-46}}|}
{|| {{Location map-line|lat=46}}| {{Location map-line|lat=-46}}|}


==47th parallel==
==47th parallel==
*[[47th parallel north]], a circle of latitude in the Northern Hemisphere.
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/47th_parallel_north 47th parallel north], a circle of latitude in the Northern Hemisphere.
*[[47th parallel south]], a circle of latitude in the Southern Hemisphere.
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/47th_parallel_south 47th parallel south], a circle of latitude in the Southern Hemisphere.
{|| {{Location map-line|lat=47}}| {{Location map-line|lat=-47}}|}
{|| {{Location map-line|lat=47}}| {{Location map-line|lat=-47}}|}


==48th parallel==
==48th parallel==
*[[48th parallel north]], a circle of latitude in the Northern Hemisphere.
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/48th_parallel_north 48th parallel north], a circle of latitude in the Northern Hemisphere.
*[[48th parallel south]], a circle of latitude in the Southern Hemisphere.
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/48th_parallel_north 48th parallel south], a circle of latitude in the Southern Hemisphere.
{|| {{Location map-line|lat=48}}| {{Location map-line|lat=-48}}|}
{|| {{Location map-line|lat=48}}| {{Location map-line|lat=-48}}|}


==49th parallel==
==49th parallel==
*[[49th parallel north]], a circle of latitude in the Northern Hemisphere, which lent its name to the 1941 Canadian and British film, ''[[49th Parallel (film)|49th Parallel]]'', and to the [[K.D. Lang]] album, ''[[Hymns of the 49th Parallel]]''.
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/49th_parallel_north 49th parallel north], a circle of latitude in the Northern Hemisphere.
*[[49th parallel south]], a circle of latitude in the Southern Hemisphere.
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/49th_parallel_south 49th parallel south], a circle of latitude in the Southern Hemisphere.
{|| {{Location map-line|lat=49}}| {{Location map-line|lat=-49}}|}
{|| {{Location map-line|lat=49}}| {{Location map-line|lat=-49}}|}


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* 90th parallel south, the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Pole South Pole]
* 90th parallel south, the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Pole South Pole]
==See Also==
[[Lines of Longitude (East)]]
[[Lines of Longitude (West)]]


[[Category:HGS Manual]]
[[Category:HGS Manual]]


[[Category:PEG Gridwork]]
[[Category:PEG Gridwork]]

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Earth Coordinates Map

On the Earth, a circle of latitude is an imaginary east-west circle that connects all locations with a given latitude. A location's position along a circle of latitude is given by its longitude. The five major circles of latitude are, from north to south:

The Arctic Circle (66° 33′ 38″ N)

The Tropic of Cancer (23° 26′ 22″ N)

The Equator (0° latitude)

The Tropic of Capricorn (23° 26′ 22″ S)

The Antarctic Circle (66° 33′ 38″ S)


Following is a list of circles of latitude on Earth.

Circles of Latitude, Wikipedia

1st parallel

2nd parallel

3rd parallel

4th parallel

5th parallel

6th parallel

7th parallel

8th parallel

9th parallel

10th parallel

11th parallel

12th parallel

13th parallel

14th parallel

15th parallel

16th parallel

17th parallel

  • 17th parallel north, a circle of latitude in the Northern Hemisphere. The Vietnamese Demilitarized Zone, between North and South Vietnam (1954–76) was at approximately the 17th parallel north, lending its name to the 1968 documentary film, 17th Parallel: Vietnam in War
  • 17th parallel south, a circle of latitude in the Southern Hemisphere.

18th parallel

19th parallel

20th parallel

21st parallel

22nd parallel

23rd parallel

24th parallel

25th parallel

26th parallel

27th parallel

28th parallel

29th parallel

30th parallel

31st parallel

32nd parallel

33rd parallel

34th parallel

35th parallel

36th parallel

37th parallel

38th parallel

  • 38th parallel north, a circle of latitude in the Northern Hemisphere., most notably used as the pre-Korean War boundary between North Korea and South Korea. The 38th parallel structures are a series of circular depressions roughly on the 38th parallel north.
  • 38th parallel south, a circle of latitude in the Southern Hemisphere.

39th parallel

40th parallel

41st parallel

42nd parallel

43rd parallel

44th parallel

45th parallel

46th parallel

47th parallel

48th parallel

49th parallel

50th parallel

51st parallel

52nd parallel

53rd parallel

54th parallel

55th parallel

56th parallel

57th parallel

58th parallel

59th parallel

60th parallel

61st parallel

62nd parallel

63rd parallel

64th parallel

65th parallel

66th parallel

67th parallel

68th parallel

69th parallel

70th parallel

71st parallel

72nd parallel

73rd parallel

74th parallel

75th parallel

76th parallel

The 76th Parallel Escarpment in Antarctica is also known as the Usas Escarpment.

77th parallel

78th parallel

79th parallel

80th parallel

81st parallel

82nd parallel

83rd parallel

84th parallel

85th parallel

86th parallel

87th parallel

88th parallel

89th parallel

90th parallel

See Also

Lines of Longitude (East)

Lines of Longitude (West)