parallel of latitude
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of parallel of latitude
First recorded in 1660–70
Example Sentences
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A demarcation line and demilitarized zone roughly six miles wide shall run at about the 17th parallel of latitude along the Benhai River.
From Time Magazine Archive
The distinctness of the groups of indigenous plants, in the same parallel of latitude, is greatest where continents are disjoined by a wide expanse of ocean.
From Principles of Geology or, The Modern Changes of the Earth and its Inhabitants Considered as Illustrative of Geology by Lyell, Charles, Sir
We know that the distance between the cataract at Niagara and the Massachusetts line is a large hundred leagues, and that it is as great between Sandy Hook and the 45th parallel of latitude.
From The Chainbearer Or, The Littlepage Manuscripts by Cooper, James Fenimore
As we approached the 40th parallel of latitude, my attention was again forcibly drawn to the phenomena of the winds.
From Memoirs of Service Afloat, During the War Between the States by Semmes, Raphael
The southern boundary of Canada is for the most part a parallel of latitude dividing agricultural, mining, and timber lands.
From North America by Russell, Israel C. (Cook)
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