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62nd Parallel South
The 62nd parallel south is a circle of latitude that is 62 degree (angle), degrees south of the Earth, Earth's equator, equatorial plane. It crosses the Southern Ocean and Antarctica. At this latitude the sun is visible for 19 hours, 45 minutes during the summer solstice, December solstice and 5 hours, 09 minutes during the winter solstice, June solstice. Around the world Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 62° south passes through: : See also *61st parallel south *63rd parallel south References {{Reflist Circles of latitude, s62 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Circle Of Latitude
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. Circles of latitude are often called parallels because they are Parallel (geometry), parallel to each other; that is, planes that contain any of these circles never Intersection, intersect each other. A location's position along a circle of latitude is given by its longitude. Circles of latitude are unlike circles of longitude, which are all great circles with the centre of Earth in the middle, as the circles of latitude get smaller as the distance from the Equator increases. Their length can be calculated by a common sine or cosine function. The 60th parallel north or 60th parallel south, south is half as long as the Equator (disregarding Earth's minor flattening by 0.335%). On the Mercator projection or on the Gall-Peters projection, a circle of latitude is perpendicular to all meridian (geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
