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The 36th parallel north is a circle of latitude that is 36 degrees north of the Earth's equatorial plane. It crosses Africa, the Mediterranean Sea, Asia, the Pacific Ocean, North America and the Atlantic Ocean. In the ancient Mediterranean world, its role for navigation and geography was similar to that played by the Equator today. [1]
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The parallel 36°30′ north is a circle of latitude that is 36 1 ⁄ 2 degrees north of the equator of the Earth. This parallel of latitude is particularly significant in the history of the United States as the line of the Missouri Compromise , which was used to divide the prospective slave and free states east of the Mississippi River , with ...
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36th parallel may refer to: 36th parallel north , a circle of latitude in the Northern Hemisphere 36th parallel south , a circle of latitude in the Southern Hemisphere
" As they worked west their line drifted north until by the time they reached the river they were about 3° north of 36°30′" 3 degrees is incorrect. At the most northern part of the Tennessee border is 36° 40'. 3 degrees too far north would be close to Indianapolis. I think the author writing this meant 10 minutes instead of 3 degrees.
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The 34th parallel north is a circle of latitude that is 34 degrees north of the Earth's equatorial plane. It crosses Africa, the Mediterranean Sea, Asia, the Pacific Ocean, North America and the Atlantic Ocean. The parallel formed the southern boundary of the original Colony of Virginia as outlined in the London Company charter. [1]