Why are lines of latitudes called parallel' s of latitudes?
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"Parallels of latitudes can be referred to as the parallel circles from the equator up to the poles. ... Its distance from the equator to either of the poles is almost one-fourth of a circle round the earth, it will measure ¼th of 360 degrees, that is 90°."
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Circles of latitude are often called parallels because they are parallel to each other; that is, planes that contain any of these circles never intersect each other. A location's position along a circle of latitude is given by its longitude.
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