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Map of the United States c. 1849 (modern state borders), with the parallel 36°30′ north—slave states in red, free states in blue This 1856 map shows slave states (gray), free states (pink), U.S. territories (green), and Kansas in center (white) with parallel 36°30′ north prominently indicated. The parallel 36°30′ north is a circle of ...
Latitude Locations 90° N North Pole: 75° N: Arctic Ocean; Russia; northern Canada; Greenland: 60° N: Oslo, Norway; Helsinki, Finland; Stockholm, Sweden; major parts of Nordic countries in EU; St. Petersburg, Russia; southern Alaska United States; southern border of the Yukon and the Northwest territories in Canada; Shetland, UK (Scotland)
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]
The Missouri Compromise line (Parallel 36°30′ north) had a much clearer geographic connection to slavery in the United States leading up to the Civil War. [ 38 ] In popular culture
List of countries by latitude; List of national capitals by latitude; A. ... Parallel 36°30′ north; 37th parallel north; 38th parallel north; 39th parallel north;
The 30th parallel north is a circle of latitude that is 30 degrees north of the Earth's equatorial plane. It stands one-third of the way between the equator and the North Pole and crosses Africa , Asia , the Pacific Ocean , North America , and the Atlantic Ocean .
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]
United States Virgin Islands: Territory of the United States 18.42 Road Town: British Virgin Islands: British Overseas Territory: 18.45 San Juan: Puerto Rico: Territory of the United States 18.47 Santo Domingo: Dominican Republic: 18.53 Port-au-Prince: Haiti: −18.93 Antananarivo: Madagascar: −19.07 Alofi: Niue: Self-governing in free ...