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[[File:Earth-Coordinates-Map-1920.jpg|Earth Coordinates Map]]
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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)]]


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[[Category:HGS Manual]]


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