parallel of latitude
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A demarcation line and demilitarized zone roughly six miles wide shall run at about the 17th parallel of latitude along the Benhai River.
From Time Magazine Archive
Of course, we shall find many deflections from the precise parallel of latitude, some inclining to the south, and many turning to the northward.
From American Pomology Apples by Warder, J. A.
She sails a course like this: Now suppose we draw a perpendicular line to represent a meridian of longitude and a horizontal one to represent a parallel of latitude.
From Lectures in Navigation by Draper, Ernest Gallaudet
The southern boundary of Canada is for the most part a parallel of latitude dividing agricultural, mining, and timber lands.
From North America by Russell, Israel C. (Cook)
It is proposed to separate the north of Queensland from the south, at the twenty-second parallel of latitude, and to form the northern portion into a separate colony.
From Foot-prints of Travel or, Journeyings in Many Lands by Ballou, Maturin Murray
