This article contains a list of circles of latitude on Earth.
Northern Hemisphere
- 90th parallel north, the North Pole
- 66°33′49.6″ north – Arctic Circle
- 23°26′10.4″ – Tropic of Cancer
Equator
The equator, a circle of latitude that divides a spheroid, such as Earth, into the northern and southern hemispheres. On Earth, it is an imaginary line located at 0 degrees latitude.
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Southern Hemisphere
- 23°26′10.4″ south – Tropic of Capricorn
- 66°33′49.6″ south – Antarctic Circle
- 90th parallel south, the South Pole
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