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0 pointsoasisbob3y ago0 comments

> 100th parallel/the Mississippi.

Small point, but longitudinal lines aren't typically called parallels because they're not parallel to each other.

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More specifically: there are parallels of lattitude and meridians of longitude.

Meridian from "of the noon time, midday":

As a mnemonic, the lines of longitude are all equally long (running from pole to pole).

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0 pointsoasisbob3y ago0 comments

> 100th parallel/the Mississippi.

Small point, but longitudinal lines aren't typically called parallels because they're not parallel to each other.

More specifically: there are parallels of lattitude and meridians of longitude.

Meridian from "of the noon time, midday":

As a mnemonic, the lines of longitude are all equally long (running from pole to pole).

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse