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write about the numbering system of the parallels and meridians​

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Answered by manjuvsnl87
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Parallels are numbered from the equator to the poles in degrees from 0º to 90º. Parallels measure latitude. ... Meridians Meridians are imaginary lines that run from pole to pole. The Greenwich meridian is meridian zero or the principal meridian, sometimes called the Prime meridian.

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Answered by anganabanerjee999
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Parallels of Latitude: The parallels of latitude are the boundary lines of imaginary circles drawn around the earth. They run in the east-west direction and are parallel to each other. Parallels are of different length. Equator is the longest parallel and it divides the earth into the Northern Hemisphere and Southern Hemisphere.The parallels are numbered. The equator is marked zero degree. The North Pole and the South Pole is marked 90 degree North and 90 degree South respectively.Arctic Circle and Tropic of Cancer parallel lie between North Pole and the equator.Antarctic Circle and Tropic of Capricorn parallel lie between South Pole and the equator.

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