line of latitude

DEFINITIONS OF: line of latitude

Examples:: show 4 examples...; hide 4 examples...; Antarctic Circle
a line of latitude north of the south pole; Arctic Circle
a line of latitude near but to the south of the north pole; it marks the northernmost point at which the sun is visible on the northern winter solstice and the southernmost point at which the midnight sun can be seen on the northern summer solstice; Tropic of Cancer
a line of latitude about 23 degrees to the north of the equator; Tropic of Capricorn
a line of latitude about 23 degrees to the south of the equator

Types:: polar circle
a line of latitude at the north or south poles; horse latitude
either of two belts or regions near 30 degrees north or 30 degrees south; characterized by calms and light-baffling winds; tropic
either of two parallels of latitude about 23.5 degrees to the north and south of the equator representing the points farthest north and south at which the sun can shine directly overhead and constituting the boundaries of the Torrid Zone or tropics

Type of:: line
a spatial location defined by a real or imaginary unidimensional extent

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