circle of latitude
C600
concept
A circle of latitude is an imaginary horizontal line encircling the Earth, connecting all points at the same angular distance north or south of the Equator.
Observed surface forms (5)
- geographical line ×3
- line of latitude ×3
- Earth location ×1
- imaginary geographic line ×1
- latitude band ×1
Instances (8)
- Prime Meridian via concept surface "geographical line"
- Antarctic Circle via concept surface "line of latitude"
- Tropic of Cancer
- the Screaming Sixties via concept surface "latitude band"
- Equator
- Arctic Circle via concept surface "line of latitude"
- Tropic of Capricorn
- North Pole via concept surface "Earth location"