Some important points advance level
Latitudes
an imaginary line around the Earth parallel to the equator know as Latitudes
Facts about Latitudes
- Are know as Parallels
- Run in East-West Directions
- Measure distance North- South Directions from the Equator
- Latitude lines are parallel to each other and never meet
- The Equator Marks 0° Latitude
- Cross the prime Meridian At Right Angle 90°
- Get shorter towards the pole with the Equator as the Large circle
- The North pole is 90° N latitude
- The South pole is 90° S Latitude
Longitudes
An imaginary line that bisects the globe through the North and South pole.
Facts about longitudes
- Are known as meridians
- Run in North- South Direction
- Measure distance East or West of the prime Meridian
- Are farthest apart at the Equator and meet at the poles
- Cross the Equator at Right Angle
- Lies in the plane that passes through
- Earth’s Axis
- Are equal in length
- Are Halves of Great Circles
Tropic of Cancer
The Tropic of Cancer is a parallel of Latitude on the Earth 23.5° N north of the Equator
Important facts related to Tropic of Cancer
- . The Tropic of Cancer passes through eight states in India: Gujarat (Jasdan), Rajasthan (Kalinjarh), Madhya Pradesh (Shajapur), Chhattisgarh (Sonhat), Jharkhand (Lohardaga), West Bengal (Krishnanagar), Tripura (Udaipur) and Mizoram (Champhai). In that order.
Solstice Facts
During Summer Solstice, that is, June 21, sun falls perpendicularly on the Tropic of Cancer. Right Angle means it’s the wrong time to wander outside. Because it is hot, earth is at it’s hottest. And on December 21, the same thing happens on the southern hemisphere, on the Tropic of Capricorn
A River Runs Through It
Mahi River is the only river in India that cuts the Tropic of Cancer twice, first in Madhya Pradesh from where it flows towards Rajasthan and enters Gujarat where it cuts for the second time
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