Which one of the following is the longest Latitude ?

90 degree Latitude

23.5 degree Latitude

0.0 degree Latitude

66.5 degree Latitude

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UPSC NDA-1 – 2021

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The correct answer is 0.0 degree Latitude.

Latitudes are imaginary circles parallel to the equator. The equator (0 degrees latitude) is the largest circle of latitude. As the latitude increases towards the poles (90 degrees North or South), the circumference of the parallel of latitude decreases, becoming a point at the poles.

The equator is the line of latitude equidistant from the North and South poles, dividing the Earth into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres. All other parallels of latitude are smaller circles. Therefore, the 0.0-degree latitude (the equator) is the longest latitude.

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