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What is the the difference between meridians of longitude and parallels of latitude?

April 26, 2017difference Geography latitude longitude Mathematics MERIDIANS parallels

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What is the the difference between meridians of longitude and parallels of latitude?

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Meridians, or lines of longitude run from pole to pole. Because the earth is round and the poles are points, these lines are not parallel. Lines of latitude, also called parallels, run in an east/west direction. They are parallel to one another.