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> 100th parallel/the Mississippi. Small point, but longitudinal lines aren't typically called parallels because they're not parallel to each other.
by oasisbob 4y ago
> 100th parallel/the Mississippi.
Small point, but longitudinal lines aren't typically called parallels because they're not parallel to each other.
- dredmorbius 4y agoMore specifically: there are parallels of lattitude and meridians of longitude. https://www.differencebetween.com/difference-between-parallels-and-vs-meridians/ https://www.differencebetween.com/difference-between-paralle... Meridian from "of the noon time, midday": https://www.etymonline.com/word/meridian https://www.etymonline.com/word/meridian As a mnemonic, the lines of longitude are all equally long (running from pole to pole).