What is a parallel on Earth?

Parallel, imaginary line extending around the Earth parallel to the equator; it is used to indicate latitude.Click to see full answer. Similarly one may ask, is Latitude the same as parallel?Latitude is the measurement of distance north or south of the Equator. It is measured with 180 imaginary lines that form circles around the Earth east-west, parallel to the Equator. These lines are known as parallels.Likewise, what are the 5 main parallels of latitude? The five major parallels of latitudes from north to south are called: Arctic Circle, Tropic of Cancer, Equator, Tropic of Capricorn, and the Antarctic Circle. On a maps where the orientation of the map is either due north or due south, latitude appears as horizontal lines. Furthermore, which is the longest parallel? The equator is the circle that is equidistant from the North Pole and South Pole. It divides the Earth into the Northern Hemisphere and the Southern Hemisphere. Of the parallels or circles of latitude, it is the longest, and the only ‘great circle’ (a circle on the surface of the Earth, centered on Earth’s center).Why do the two circles of latitude never touch?Lines of Latitude are also called parallels because they are parallel to each other. They NEVER touch. The 0° Latitude line is called the Equator.

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