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The equator is the 'zero' of latitude, so the smaller the latitude number is,
the closer it is to the equator.
There's no such thing as the 'smallest'. You can name any latitude you want,
and no matter how small it is, I can always name a smaller one.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 14y agoThe answer is exactly the same as it was on February 8, last time the question was
posed on WikiAnswers:
There isn't any "line closest to the equator".
This is probably the most widespread misconception we see in this category of WikiAnswers ...
the impression that there are a set of "lines", and we have to pick the latitude we want out of the
set of lines that we're allowed to use.
You wouldn't ask "What's the number of the first line of length after the beginning of the ruler ?"
The answer would be: "You can darn well measure any length you want to, whether or not the ruler
happens to have a line printed there or not."
Similarly, some maps and globes have some lines printed on them, and some don't have any.
On the ones that have lines, the lines may be printed every 15 degrees, every 10 degrees, or
every degree. Whatever lines they decide to print on the map or the globe, that doesn't mean
that those are the only latitudes there are, or the only ones you're allowed to use.
When you measure latitude accurately, you can tell the difference in latitude between two points
that may be only 1 inch apart. That's something like 0.00000023 of a degree of latitude, or
0.00082 of 1 'second' of latitude.
But even that isn't the smallest bit of latitude you're allowed to use. If you want to use slices of
latitude that describe the location to within a millimeter, or within 0.01 inch, you go right ahead.
The first number of latitude north of the equator that's available to you is whatever number you
want to use, no matter how small it is.
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The equator is the 'zero' of latitude, so the smaller the latitude number is, the closer it is to the equator. There's no such thing as the 'closest' or smallest. You can name any latitude you want to, and no matter how small it is, I can always name a smaller one.
What is the closest to the equator?
The equator is an imaginary line that circles the earth at 0 degrees latitude. Many things lie along that line. The equator is the 'zero' of latitude, so the smaller the latitude number is, the closer it is to the equator. There's no such thing as the 'smallest'. You can name any latitude you want, and no matter how small it is, I can always name a smaller one.
What is the zero line for latitude?
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What is a famous latitude line?
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How much degrees is the Equator Found At Which Line Of Latitude?
The equator is at the zero line of latitude.
What is every line of latitude is parallel to?
Every line of latitude is parallel to the equator.
What is another name for the 0 line of latitude?
The equator is another name for the 0 line of latitude.
What is the closet to the equator?
The closest country to the equator is Ecuador. Quito, the capital city of Ecuador, lies just 0.5 degrees south of the equator, making it the closest capital city in the world to the equator.
The highest degrees of latitude are closest to the equator?
No. 90 degrees latitude corresponds to the north and south poles,while the latitude of the equator is zero. So you'd have to say thatthe lowest latitudes are the ones closest to the equator.
Is the equator a line of latitude or longitude?
The equator is the line made up of every point on Earth at zero latitude.
What is the reference line when determining the latitude?
The equator is zero latitude.
What is the line of o latitude called?
The line of latitude is called the equator. It is an imaginary line that divides the Earth into the Northern Hemisphere and the Southern Hemisphere.
