Talk:Circle of latitude

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Considering the earth as a sphere, a cahne of 1 grade moves over the surface about 110 km, as far as I can remember... maybe somebody have better data for this????

What is a "cahne of 1 grade" ? For that matter, WTF is a "cahne" ? StuRat 04:11, 21 November 2005 (UTC)

I'm thinking that this should be a "change of 1 degree", since that makes the numbers work out. Izzycat 00:24, 10 January 2006 (UTC)

That diagram is neat, but inaccurate. The Tropic of Cancer most certainly does not pass through Spain. Nelnadon 02:58, 18 December 2005 (UTC)

You're exactly right. That's plate-carré projection, which means it doesn't line up with the circle at all. Ojw 11:58, 18 December 2005 (UTC)

Shouldn't the arctic circle be said to enclose the *southernmost* point in the northern hemisphere (and vice versa for the antarctic circle)?72.253.5.120 07:41, 2 February 2007 (UTC)

• Kind of, although saying it "encloses" such a point doesn't actually define it at all. Any circle of latitude south of the Artic Circle also "encloses" that same point (depending on your understanding of what "encloses" means on a sphere, I guess). That section was all pretty muddled IMO, and I have attempted to make it clearer.

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Is this *really* notable? --Belg4mit 14:11, 23 April 2007 (UTC) ...

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"Circles of latitude are often called parallels because they are a fixed distance apart..." No, they are not a fixed distance apart. They aren't even separated by a fixed angle, as the shape of the Earth is a spheroid, not a sphere. SharkD (talk) 08:36, 17 February 2008 (UTC)