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What is the Arctic Circle?

66 and a half degrees North latitude is called the Arctic Circle.

Which latitude is the north pole?

The 90th line in the Northern Hemisphere (90 degrees latitude) is called the North Pole.

What is the tropic of capricorn?

23 and a half degrees South latitude is called the Tropic of Capricorn.

What is Antarctic Circle?

66 and a half degrees South latitude is called the Antarctic Circle.

Which latitude is the south pole?

The 90th line in the Southern Hemisphere is called the South Pole.

Name the important latitudes.

90 N: North Pole

66.5 N: Arctic Circle

23.5 N: Tropic of Cancer

0: Equator

23.5 S: Tropic of Capricorn

66.5 S: Antarctic Circle

90 S: South Pole

How many latitudes are defined?

90 in the Northern Hemisphere and 90 in the Southern Hemisphere

How many longitudes are defined?

180 longitudes in the eastern hemisphere and 180 in the western hemisphere

What changes with the latitude of a place?

The climate is determined by latitude. Places on latitudes closer to the equator have hot climate and places closer to the poles have cold climate.

What changes with the longitude of a place?

Time changes with the longitude of a place. The time of sunrise and sunset are determined by longitude. Places on eastern longitudes are ahead in time and places on western longitudes are behind in time.

What is different for each longitude?

The time of sunrise is different for each longitude.

What is the difference in time between two adjacent longitudes?

Between two longitudes the time difference is 4 minutes. As we move from the east to the west, for each longitude, the sunrise is delayed by 4 minutes.