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  2. Circle of latitude - Wikipedia

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    The Mercator projection and its use on a world map. This projection first came into use in the 16th century by the Dutch. A circle of latitude or line of latitude on Earth is an abstract east–west small circle connecting all locations around Earth (ignoring elevation) at a given latitude coordinate line.

  3. Arctic Circle - Wikipedia

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    The Arctic Circle, at roughly 66.5° north, is the boundary of the Arctic waters and lands. The Arctic Circle is one of the two polar circles, and the northernmost of the five major circles of latitude as shown on maps of Earth at about 66° 34' N. [1] Its southern counterpart is the Antarctic Circle.

  4. File:World map with major latitude circles.svg - Wikipedia

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    English: World map with major latitude circles in SVG format. Red lines from top to bottom: Arctic Circle, Tropic of Cancer, Equator, Tropic of Capricorn, ...

  5. 45th parallel north - Wikipedia

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    The 45th parallel north is a circle of latitude that is 45 degrees north of Earth's equator.It crosses Europe, Asia, the Pacific Ocean, North America, and the Atlantic Ocean

  6. List of circles of latitude - Wikipedia

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    The equator, a circle of latitude that divides a spheroid, such as Earth, into the northern and southern hemispheres. On Earth, it is an imaginary line located at 0 degrees latitude . 0°

  7. Geographical zone - Wikipedia

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    The five main latitude regions of Earth's surface comprise geographical zones, [1] divided by the major circles of latitude. The differences between them relate to climate. They are as follows: The North Frigid Zone, between the North Pole at 90° N and the Arctic Circle at 66°33′50.3″ N, covers 4.12% of Earth's surface.

  8. Tropic of Cancer - Wikipedia

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    The circle's position was at exactly 23° 27′N in 1917 and will be at 23° 26'N in 2045. [3] The distance between the Antarctic Circle and the Tropic of Cancer is essentially constant as they move in tandem. This is based on an assumption of a constant equator, but the precise location of the equator is not truly fixed.

  9. 65th parallel north - Wikipedia

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    The 65th parallel north is a circle of latitude that is 65 degrees north of the Earth's equatorial plane. It crosses the Atlantic Ocean, Europe, Asia and North America.. At this latitude the sun is visible for 22 hours, 4 minutes during the June solstice and 3 hours, 35 minutes during the December solstice.

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