Understanding Earth's Parallels and Meridians: A Geographical Overview

Explore the significance of latitudes and longitudes, including important lines such as the Equator, Tropics, Arctic Circle, Prime Meridian, and International Date Line. Discover the latitudinal and longitudinal extent of India and the location of Delhi Public School in Srinagar. Gain insights into the hemispheres and how they divide the Earth's surface.

• Geography
• Earth
• Latitudes
• Longitudes
• Parallels

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1. Important parallels of latitudes North Pole (90 N) Arctic Circle (66 30 N) Northern Hemisphere Tropic of Cancer (23 30 N) Equator (0 ) Tropic of Capricorn (23 30 S) Southern Hemisphere Antarctica Circle 66 30 S South Pole (90 S)

2. Meridian of longitude The Prime Meridian is the meridian (line of longitude) at which the longitude is defined to be 0 . An international conference in 1884 decided the modern Prime Meridian passes through the Royal Observatory, Greenwich in southeast London, United Kingdom, known as the International Meridian or Greenwich Meridian, although the Prime Meridian is ultimately arbitrary unlike the parallels of latitude Prime Meridian (0 ) Eastern Hemisphere Western Hemisphere

3. International Date Line International date line (180 ) The Prime Meridian and its opposite the 180th meridian (at 180 longitude), which the International Date Line generally follows, form a great circle that divides the Earth into the Eastern and Western Hemispheres. Eastern Hemisphere Western Hemisphere

4. Latitudinal and Longitudinal extent of India 68 7 E 97 25 E P r i m e m e r i d i a n IST 82 30 E 37 6 N Tropic of Cancer (23 30 N) 8 4 N Equator (0 )

5. Location of Delhi public school, Srinagar in Kashmir valley Kupwara Srinagar Baramulla Budgam Pulwama 74 52 E Anantinag DELHI PUBLIC SCHOOL, SRINAGAR 34 02 N

6. Longitudes and latitudes

7. World map depicting Hemispheres