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Opened in January, 41° is named for the parallel of latitude on which Barcelona lies, and is one half of the Adrià brothers’ new venture in the resurgent neighborhood of Poble Sec. Bites : Restaurant Review: Barcelona 41? 2011-05-06T20:15:00Z

Then it is exactly on the thirtieth parallel of latitude, and it stands four-square, its four sides facing exactly the four points of compass—North, South, East, and West. From Egypt to Japan 2012-04-19T02:00:28.147Z

In the Arctic seas large icebergs are rarely found till the 70th parallel of latitude is reached, while stationary fields are met in a still higher latitude. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 3 2012-04-03T02:00:31.900Z

Those who live under the same meridian, but on opposite parallels of latitude, north and south of the equator. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary 2012-03-24T02:00:23.513Z

Carner mentions some on the shores of Lake Pepin, and some are said to occur near Lake Travers, under the 46th parallel of latitude. Ophiolatreia An Account of the Rites and Mysteries Connected with the Origin, Rise, and Development of Serpent Worship in Various Parts of the World 2012-03-01T03:00:28.303Z

These Rails are found as far south as the thirty-fifth parallel of latitude, and are abundant along the marshy borders of the Plata, frequenting the vast reed-beds and forests of water-loving Erythrina crista-galli. Argentine Ornithology, Volume II (of 2) A descriptive catalogue of the birds of the Argentine Republic. 2012-02-26T03:00:16.210Z

Here they separated, at about the 47th parallel of latitude. The Oregon Territory Its History and Discovery 2012-02-22T03:00:27.207Z

—A climate was a zone contained between two parallels of latitude. Notes and Queries, Vol. IV, Number 103, October 18, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. 2012-02-15T03:00:31.720Z

The separation took place near the point where Clarke's River is crossed by the forty-seventh parallel of latitude. Oregon and Eldorado or, Romance of the Rivers 2012-02-07T03:00:09.010Z

H. C. K. asks me to "reduce to paper" the assertion of the difference of velocity between two parallels of latitude ten feet apart. Notes and Queries, Vol. IV, Number 102, October 11, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. 2012-02-07T03:00:08.550Z

The Golden Plover appears to be most abundant on the pampas between the thirty-fourth and thirty-sixth parallels of latitude, but how far south its range extends has not yet been ascertained. Argentine Ornithology, Volume II (of 2) A descriptive catalogue of the birds of the Argentine Republic. 2012-02-26T03:00:16.210Z

In the original paper, as published in the Gentleman’s Magazine for January, 1741, Dr. Johnson writes 38° in numbers as the parallel of latitude where the cold was felt so acutely. The Oregon Territory Its History and Discovery 2012-02-22T03:00:27.207Z

Thence up the Columbia to the mouth of the Kootanie River, near the forty-ninth parallel of latitude, is the trading establishment called Kootanie House. A History of Oregon, 1792-1849 Drawn From Personal Observation and Authentic Information 2012-01-20T03:00:11.607Z

The line of division was about the forty-ninth parallel of latitude, the French city of Brest representing its most familiar landmark. The Victory At Sea 2012-01-17T03:00:15.547Z

Aborigines occupying the same parallels of latitude and longitude, subject to the same influences of climate, living on the same diet, are different in color, features, and more than all, in disposition. Stanley's Adventures in the Wilds of Africa A Graphic Account of the Several Expeditions of Henry M. Stanley into the Heart of the Dark Continent 2011-12-24T03:07:57.647Z

Of the parallels of latitude, the equator only is a great circle. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 4 "Grasshopper" to "Greek Language" 2011-11-28T03:00:19.517Z

Of course, we shall find many deflections from the precise parallel of latitude, some inclining to the south, and many turning to the northward. American Pomology Apples 2011-10-03T02:00:29.477Z

He consequently chose for his initial points the natural features of the ground, and made his lines meridians and parallels of latitude. Hunting in Many Lands The Book of the Boone and Crockett Club 2011-08-20T02:00:11.973Z

This particular New York convoy commander was now perhaps instructed to cross the thirtieth meridian at the fifty-second parallel of latitude, where he would be met by his escort. The Victory At Sea 2012-01-17T03:00:15.547Z

Of these parallels there may be any number; a circle drawn from east to west, at any distance from the equator, will always be parallel to it, and is therefore called a parallel of latitude. Conversations on Natural Philosophy, in which the Elements of that Science are Familiarly Explained 2011-07-12T02:00:28.027Z

I should like to know in what parallel of latitude the man were to be found who does not fall out with his lady friend a thousand times oftener than with his male one. Hesperus or Forty-Five Dog-Post-Days Vol. II A Biography 2011-05-14T02:00:08.440Z

This old kitchen favorite, of Pennsylvania, has migrated westward until it has reached every State and county on its appropriate parallels of latitude, 39° to 42°. American Pomology Apples 2011-10-03T02:00:29.477Z

I forget nothing, but circumstances are not as fixed as parallels of latitude, and changed conditions demand readjustment of plans. A Speckled Bird 2011-05-06T02:00:09.097Z

The southern boundary of Canada is for the most part a parallel of latitude dividing agricultural, mining, and timber lands. North America 2011-05-05T02:00:20.027Z

Distance measured in degrees and minutes, either in an eastern, or a western direction, from any given point either on the equator, or on a parallel of latitude. Conversations on Natural Philosophy, in which the Elements of that Science are Familiarly Explained 2011-07-12T02:00:28.027Z

The former are called meridians, the latter parallels of latitude, and by reference to them we can state the latitude and longitude, and thus the exact position, of any place. The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 1: Deposition to Eberswalde 2011-04-14T02:00:57.977Z

Its breadth, measured on a parallel of latitude, attains its maximum between St. David's Head, in South Wales, and the Naze, in Essex, where it amounts to 280 miles. The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 2: Ebert to Estremadura 2011-04-14T02:00:56.200Z

They are a numerous people, who consider the country between the parallels of latitude 60. and 65. Voyages from Montreal Through the Continent of North America to the Frozen and Pacific Oceans in 1789 and 1793 Vol. I 2011-03-24T02:00:11.430Z

The lines referred to are principally parallels of latitude and meridians of longitude, and boundaries, so far as they coincide with these lines, may for convenience be classed as astronomical boundaries. North America 2011-05-05T02:00:20.027Z

The tropical, arctic and antarctic circles, and all parallels of latitude, are lesser circles. Conversations on Natural Philosophy, in which the Elements of that Science are Familiarly Explained 2011-07-12T02:00:28.027Z

Texas, as we know, claimed the Rio Grande from mouth to source, and thence the longitude to the forty-second parallel of latitude as her southwestern and western boundary. The Middle Period 1817-1858 2011-03-14T03:01:05.737Z

"On the North American continent, between the Arctic circle and the forty-second parallel of latitude," said Lyell, "we meet with signs of ice-action on a scale as grand, if not grander than in Europe." Famous Men of Science 2011-03-08T03:00:49.717Z

It is very hard to believe that a few parallels of latitude can affect the moral thermometer; but so it is, and so Mr. Dodd honestly confessed he found it. The Dodd Family Abroad, Vol. I 2011-03-03T03:00:56.130Z

A comparison of the isothermal lines drawn on the map forming Plate II with the parallels of latitude shows at a glance that there is only a general relationship between the two. North America 2011-05-05T02:00:20.027Z

The Alabama was now working her way eastward on the thirtieth parallel of latitude, and had got well into the middle of the Atlantic. Cruise and Captures of the Alabama 2011-01-30T03:00:18.733Z

We know that the distance between the cataract at Niagara and the Massachusetts line is a large hundred leagues, and that it is as great between Sandy Hook and the 45th parallel of latitude. The Chainbearer Or, The Littlepage Manuscripts 2011-01-13T03:01:05.707Z

As we approached the 40th parallel of latitude, my attention was again forcibly drawn to the phenomena of the winds. Memoirs of Service Afloat, During the War Between the States 2011-01-04T03:01:01.887Z

The eastern termination of Tibet is in the line of snowy mountains which flanks China on the west, between the 27th and 35th parallels of latitude, and about 103� east. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 7 "Arundel, Thomas" to "Athens"

It is proposed, as we were informed at Brisbane, 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. Under the Southern Cross or Travels in Australia, Tasmania, New Zealand, Samoa, and Other Pacific Islands

The dotted lines show the parallels of latitude, the dark lines the isothermal lines, or lines of equal annual average temperature. The Philosophy of the Weather And a Guide to Its Changes

Between the 15th and 17th parallels of latitude, in the state of Chiapas and in the republic of Guatemala, there is a second group of ridges composed of granites and schists with an eastward trend. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 6 "Celtes, Konrad" to "Ceramics"

The Pacific Ocean, throughout a space comprehended between the thirtieth parallels of latitude on each side of the equator, is extremely productive of coral; as also are the Arabian and Persian Gulfs. Principles of Geology or, The Modern Changes of the Earth and its Inhabitants Considered as Illustrative of Geology

Although it is in the same parallel of latitude as Calcutta, the climate of Canton is much cooler, and is considered superior to that of most places situated between the tropics. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 2 "Camorra" to "Cape Colony"

The term has been used to cover the whole stretch of country from Pittsburg to Puget Sound, north of the Ohio River and the thirty-seventh parallel of latitude. The Greater Republic A History of the United States

The reader is desired to observe how rarely they correspond with the parallels of latitude, and how they fall below in a few instances, and in others with great uniformity rise almost to the pole. The Philosophy of the Weather And a Guide to Its Changes

It was in 1862 that, notwithstanding the opposition of Confederate members of Congress, who desired a more southerly route, the railroad track was planned between the forty-first and the forty-second parallels of latitude. Round the World in Eighty Days

The contrary supposition would have seemed more probable, and we might have anticipated an almost perfect identity in the animals and plants which inhabit corresponding parallels of latitude. Principles of Geology or, The Modern Changes of the Earth and its Inhabitants Considered as Illustrative of Geology

Ruling over a large portion of country in about the twenty-sixth parallel of latitude, there was a chief named Moselekatse, whose tribe was termed Matabili. Adventures of Hans Sterk The South African Hunter and Pioneer

Hence it has been suggested that the zones be limited by isotherms rather than by parallels of latitude, and that a closer approach be thus made to the actual conditions of climate. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 5 "Clervaux" to "Cockade"

Portions of it—Eastern Texas, for instance—are upon the same parallels of latitude as the rainless regions of Northern Mexico, etc. The Philosophy of the Weather And a Guide to Its Changes

Although cosmopolitan, these bats rarely extend north or south of the thirtieth parallels of latitude. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 2 "Chicago, University of" to "Chiton"

We know that the distance between the cataract of Niagara and the Massachusetts line is a large hundred leagues, and that it is as great between Sandy Hook and the 45th parallel of latitude. The Redskins; or, Indian and Injin, Volume 1. Being the Conclusion of the Littlepage Manuscripts

From the most southern point of Ontario on Lake Erie, near the 42nd parallel of latitude, to Moose Factory on James Bay, the distance is about 750 miles. History of Farming in Ontario

In fact, in the higher latitudes, the former sometimes follow the meridians more closely than they do the parallels of latitude. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 5 "Clervaux" to "Cockade"

Thus, isothermal lines, or lines of equal temperature, are much curved in America and do not at all coincide with the parallels of latitude. Manual of American Grape-Growing

It is of triangular form, and about three hundred miles in circuit; and, though it lies between the same parallels of latitude as the south of France, its climate is very severe. Travels in North America, From Modern Writers With Remarks and Observations; Exhibiting a Connected View of the Geography and Present State of that Quarter of the Globe

Onward through many parallels of latitude—through many degrees of the thermal line! The Quadroon Adventures in the Far West

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. Foot-prints of Travel or, Journeyings in Many Lands

The parallels of latitude are also shown as curved lines, this being apparent on all but large scale charts. Lectures in Navigation

"I guess I needn't tell you where that is," he said, and pointed to the parallel of latitude that ran across it. Hawtrey's Deputy

The climate appeared to be much milder than that on the east coast of America, in the same parallel of latitude. Travels in North America, From Modern Writers With Remarks and Observations; Exhibiting a Connected View of the Geography and Present State of that Quarter of the Globe

Situated in the same parallels of latitude as Asia Minor, and the south of Italy and Spain, Greece produced wheat, barley, flax, wine, oil, in the earliest times. Ancient States and Empires

It was said of a great Englishman that his influence could be measured only by "parallels of latitude"; of George M�ller we may add, and by meridians of longitude. George Müller of Bristol And His Witness to a Prayer-Hearing God

You do not have to actually construct such a chart, as the Government has for sale blank Mercator charts for every parallel of latitude in which they can be used. Lectures in Navigation

An Arabic term, synonymous with parallels of latitude. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc.

CANADA, Is an extensive but thinly-peopled district, lying between the same parallels of latitude as France and England, but in a climate infinitely more severe. Travels in North America, From Modern Writers With Remarks and Observations; Exhibiting a Connected View of the Geography and Present State of that Quarter of the Globe

“I guess I needn’t tell you where that is,” the seaman said, as he pointed to the parallel of latitude that ran across it. Masters of the Wheat-Lands

It was not until the year 1859 that the territory to the north of the twenty-ninth parallel of latitude was proclaimed a separate colony, under the title of Queensland. History of Australia and New Zealand From 1606 to 1890

The meridians of longitude, therefore, run parallel instead of converging, and the parallels of latitude are lengthened out to correspond to the widening out of the Lo. meridians. Lectures in Navigation

The parallels of latitude upon the earth's surface, within which occultations of stars or planets by the moon are possible. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc.

Their Northern range is limited to the fifty-fifth parallel of latitude—but they are met with southward throughout Mexico, where they are common enough, and known by the name of “coyoté.” Popular Adventure Tales

The lines and squares are used for measurement as the parallels of latitude and longitude are used on a chart. The Detection of Forgery A Practical Handbook for the Use of Bankers, Solicitors, Magistrates' Clerks, and All Handling Suspected Documents

It extends from near the 32d to the 49th parallel of latitude, and from the lakes and the Mississippi river to the Pacific. The Continental Monthly, Vol 2, No 6, December 1862 Devoted to Literature and National Policy

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. Lectures in Navigation

Is an arc of the equator, or any parallel of latitude, contained between the meridian of a place and that of Greenwich, or any other first meridian. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc.

At first the temperature of the earth was much warmer than now, and uniform in all parallels of latitude, as is shown by the fossil remains. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 3, No. 1 January 1863 Devoted To Literature And National Policy

He had himself been to Spitzbergen, and as far north as the 80th parallel of latitude. Stray Leaves from an Arctic Journal; or, Eighteen Months in the Polar Regions, in Search of Sir John Franklin's Expedition, in the Years 1850-51

He had made up his mind, that all the streams flowing into the Pacific between the fortieth and forty-eighth parallels of latitude were mere brooks, insufficient for vessels to navigate, and not worthy his attention. Life at Puget Sound: With Sketches of Travel in Washington Territory, British Columbia, Oregon and California

For instance, if your Mercator chart shows parallels of latitude from 30� to 40� that chart must be used when you are in one of those latitudes. Lectures in Navigation

A method practised in the ruder state of navigation, when the longitude was very doubtful, by sailing into its parallel of latitude, and then working for it on its parallel. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc.

The waders, however, are generally distinct from those of Europe, as are the grouse inhabiting the same parallels of latitude. The Western World Picturesque Sketches of Nature and Natural History in North and South America

It proposes to divide the present Territories—for it is confined to them—by an east and west line, a parallel of latitude. A Report of the Debates and Proceedings in the Secret Sessions of the Conference Convention For Proposing Amendments to the Constitution of the United States, Held at Washington, D.C., in February, A.D. 1861

The Natural Laws then are great lines running not only through the world, but, as we now know, through the universe, reducing it like parallels of latitude to intelligent order. Natural Law in the Spiritual World

At this point draw a line perpendicular to the course to be sailed, the other end of which must intersect the corresponding parallel of latitude given in the table. Lectures in Navigation

Is the reduction of the position of the ship from the various courses made good, oblique to the meridian or parallel of latitude. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc.

These lines rarely accord in direction with the parallels of latitude, but curve far to the north or south. The Western United States A Geographical Reader

In themselves, be it once more repeated, they may have no more absolute existence than parallels of latitude. Natural Law in the Spiritual World

Meridians of longitude are shown by straight lines running up and down, perpendicular to the parallels of latitude, and the degrees and minutes of these meridians are given on the horizontal border of the chart. Lectures in Navigation

Sailing nearly on a given parallel of latitude. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc.

On the south the frontier is now European Turkey as far west almost as the 24th parallel of latitude, and then the bordering territory is Greece. Bulgaria

The treaty of peace recognized the St. Lawrence, the lakes and the 49th parallel of latitude as the dividing line between the United States and Canada. Recollections of Forty Years in the House, Senate and Cabinet An Autobiography.

On the north, the parallel of latitude which passes through the rapids of the river Desmoines, forms the boundary between that river and the Missouri. Travels and Adventures of Monsieur Violet

Put in your Note-Book: A minute of latitude is always a mile, because parallels of latitude are equidistant at all places. Lectures in Navigation

The distance between any two places on the same meridian, or the difference between the parallels of latitude of any two places expressed in miles of the equator. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc.

Whereupon Mr Tallboys brought up a small map of the world, and showed Jack that all the parallels of latitude met at a point at the top and bottom. Mr. Midshipman Easy

The bill providing for a territorial government for New Mexico, the great body of the territory which lay south of the parallel of latitude 36 deg. Recollections of Forty Years in the House, Senate and Cabinet An Autobiography.

In about a fortnight afterwards we were glad to put on warm clothing instead of the light dress suitable to the tropics; yet we were only in the same parallel of latitude as Madeira. James Braithwaite, the Supercargo The Story of his Adventures Ashore and Afloat

This compels the parallels of latitude to be adjusted correspondingly. Lectures in Navigation

The Californian vulture has been seen as far north as the thirty-ninth parallel of latitude. The Boy Hunters

Our southern border was the 31st parallel of latitude; and the Spanish Floridas, stretching across to the Mississippi, lay between us and the Gulf of Mexico. Twenty Years of Congress, Vol. 1 From Lincoln to Garfield, with a Review of the Events Which Led to the Political Revolution of 1860

These lines are called axes, and bear much the same relation to a crystal as do the axis and parallels of latitude and longitude to the earth and a geographical study of it. An Elementary Study of Chemistry

The Mediterranean countries of Europe lie on the same parallel of latitude as Japan. From Pole to Pole A Book for Young People

By having this line of position intersect your parallel of latitude, you will be able to establish the position of your ship, both as to its latitude and longitude. Lectures in Navigation

But in point of patriotic animus these European peoples are one as good as another, whether the comparison be traced on parallels of latitude or of longitude. An Inquiry Into The Nature Of Peace And The Terms Of Its Perpetuation

Her extreme point stretched to the northward of Pittsburg, and was within twenty-five miles of the parallel of latitude that marks the southern boundary of New England. Twenty Years of Congress, Vol. 1 From Lincoln to Garfield, with a Review of the Events Which Led to the Political Revolution of 1860

The religions, if I may continue the metaphor, have covered the vacant spaces of its map with imaginary monsters; the philosophies have ruled them with equally imaginary parallels of latitude. The Necessity of Atheism

The temperature of the region through which the northern part of the line would pass is very low; but the winter is less severe than between the same parallels of latitude on the Atlantic coast. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 16, No. 97, November, 1865

Thus British Columbia comprises practically the entire width of what has been termed the Cordillera or Cordilleran belt of North America, between the parallels of latitude above indicated. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 "Brescia" to "Bulgaria"

The lines of partition in houses were often as imaginary as the parallels of latitude on the earth; or were defined by a window, or a particular board in the wall. The New Penelope and Other Stories and Poems

The line of division seemed to be about the parallel of latitude 45 degrees. Seeing Europe with Famous Authors, Volume 8 Italy and Greece, Part Two

It ought, one would have thought, to have been night, even in the sixty-fifth parallel of latitude; but still the nocturnal illumination did not surprise me. A Journey to the Centre of the Earth

Let us assume, for argument’s sake, that the magnetic poles of the earth correspond to the poles of rotation, the parallels of latitude will, therefore, represent the ethereal currents circulating around the globe. Outlines of a Mechanical Theory of Storms Containing the True Law of Lunar Influence

A very strong earthquake throughout northern Luzon; that is, in the provinces north of the 16th parallel of latitude. Catalogue of Violent and Destructive Earthquakes in the Philippines With an Appendix: Earthquakes in the Marianas Islands 1599-1909

For the purposes of this By-Law, the State of California shall be considered as though it were two States, the dividing line being the 36th parallel of latitude. Manual of the Mother Church The First Church of Christ Scientist in Boston, Massachusetts

Meridian lines and parallels of latitude are drawn at every 10 deg., except in the case of the meridians of 80 deg. The Moon A Full Description and Map of its Principal Physical Features

Schiller or Symian wine is in the same parallel of latitude as Claret, Oedenburger as Burgundy, and a line run westwards from Tokay would almost touch the vineyards of Champagne. Servia, Youngest Member of the European Family or, A Residence in Belgrade and Travels in the Highlands and Woodlands of the Interior, during the years 1843 and 1844.

That differences of temperature in different longitudes frequently exist on the same parallel of latitude, or, in other words, are laterally disposed. Outlines of a Mechanical Theory of Storms Containing the True Law of Lunar Influence

The climate, as far as we had any experience of it, is infinitely milder than that on the east coast of America, under the same parallel of latitude. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Volume 16

La Rochelle, on the western coast of France, and Cape Race are nearly on the same parallel of latitude, and the former is exactly east of the latter. Outward Bound Or, Young America Afloat

The insertion of meridian lines and parallels of latitude at every ten degrees, and the substitution of names for reference numbers, will add to the usefulness of the map. The Moon A Full Description and Map of its Principal Physical Features

The Sooahelee, or Swahere language, spoken by the aboriginal inhabitants of Zanzibar, is very nearly allied to the Mpongwe, which is spoken on the western coast in very nearly the same parallel of latitude. History of the Negro Race in America From 1619 to 1880. Vol 1 Negroes as Slaves, as Soldiers, and as Citizens

We cannot be so childish as to imagine that ambition is local, and that no others can be infected with it but those who rule within certain parallels of latitude and longitude. The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 04 (of 12)

The man I'm telling you of left the college-yard with as much of the world before him as lies between the fifteenth and twenty-fifth parallels of latitude, and the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. Bressant

It cannot be defined by merely mentioning parallels of latitude. John L. Stoddard's Lectures, Vol. 10 (of 10) Southern California; Grand Canon of the Colorado River; Yellowstone National Park

The apex of the irregular, inverted triangle of Illinois, thrust down to the 37th parallel of latitude, brought the first settlers well within the sphere of Southern influence. Stephen A. Douglas A Study in American Politics

In consequence of this opinion, at two, we stood to the southward, with a view of getting into the same parallel of latitude with the islands, before we ran down our longitude. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Volume 17 Arranged in Systematic Order: Forming a Complete History of the Origin and Progress of Navigation, Discovery, and Commerce, by Sea and Land, from the Earliest Ages to the Present Time

Strabo, too, believed that it might be possible to navigate on the same parallel of latitude, due west from the coast of Africa or Spain to that of India. The Life of Columbus

Very few athletes, we are told, come from south of the fortieth parallel of latitude. Outspoken Essays

Local causes, and more especially the peculiarities of culture and manufacture, have more influence, within these parallels of latitude, than the difference of mean temperature. The Commercial Products of the Vegetable Kingdom Considered in Their Various Uses to Man and in Their Relation to the Arts and Manufactures; Forming a Practical Treatise & Handbook of Reference for the Colonist, Manufacturer, Merchant, and Consumer, on the Cultivation, Preparation for Shipment, and Commercial Value, &c. of the Various Substances Obtained From Trees and Plants, Entering into the Husbandry of Tropical and Sub-tropical Regions, &c.

To cross parallels of latitude, to enable the man of commerce to make up his assorted cargo, is infinitely more important than anything you can propose within the same parallels of latitude. Stephen A. Douglas A Study in American Politics

Perhaps no place hitherto discovered in either hemisphere, under the same parallel of latitude, affords so scanty a field for the naturalist as this barren spot. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 15 Forming A Complete History Of The Origin And Progress Of Navigation, Discovery, And Commerce, By Sea And Land, From The Earliest Ages To The Present Time

As this route is included within the thirty-second and thirty-fourth parallels of latitude, it would never be obstructed with snow. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 1, No. 3, March, 1862

Whatever alters the capacity for absorption and radiation, at places lying under the same parallel of latitude, gives rise to inflections in the isothermal lines. COSMOS: A Sketch of the Physical Description of the Universe, Vol. 1

The Marquesas Islands are on the same parallel of latitude as Peru. White Shadows in the South Seas

The settlement of the West had followed parallels of latitude. Stephen A. Douglas A Study in American Politics

The forty-second parallel of latitude crossed the Hudson near Red Hook and Saugerties. Peter Stuyvesant, the Last Dutch Governor of New Amsterdam

We are also indebted to Eratosthenes for the first regular parallel of latitude, and also for tracing a meridian. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels - Volume 18 Historical Sketch of the Progress of Discovery, Navigation, and Commerce, from the Earliest Records to the Beginning of the Nineteenth Century, By William Stevenson

On the north, the parallel of latitude which passes through the rapids of the River Desmoines, forms the boundary between that river and the Missouri. Monsieur Violet

She occupied, on each side of the middle course of the Tigris, the territory lying between the 35th and 37th parallels of latitude. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 11 — Ancient and Mediæval History

The boundary along the west line, though very far from being a straight line, is generally about half a mile north of the true parallel of latitude 45� from Halls Stream to Rouses Point. A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents Volume 4, part 2: John Tyler

The suggestion was made that future difficulty might be avoided by an agreement upon a parallel of latitude down to which all ships should be exempt from search. Neutral Rights and Obligations in the Anglo-Boer War

His parallel of latitude began at the Straits of Gibraltar, and passed eastward through Rhodes to the mountains of India; the intermediate places being carefully set down. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels - Volume 18 Historical Sketch of the Progress of Discovery, Navigation, and Commerce, from the Earliest Records to the Beginning of the Nineteenth Century, By William Stevenson

The territory of the United States was defined as extending from the Great Lakes to the thirty-first parallel of latitude and from the Atlantic to the Mississippi. A Short History of the United States

From here following the meridian of 119 degrees 35 minutes east to the parallel of latitude 7 degrees 40 minutes north. The Story of the Philippines and Our New Possessions, Including the Ladrones, Hawaii, Cuba and Porto Rico The Eldorado of the Orient

"South line," from the Northwest Branch to the parallel of latitude 46� 25' on the Southwest Branch. A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents Volume 4, part 2: John Tyler

These giant masses occupy an area of 90,000 sq. m., and extend from the 44th to the 48th parallel of latitude. The Nuttall Encyclopædia Being a Concise and Comprehensive Dictionary of General Knowledge

The Wandering Koraks, who are the wildest, most powerful, and most independent natives in the peninsula, seldom come south of the 58th parallel of latitude, except for the purpose of trade. Tent Life in Siberia

But it was a splendid region and included not merely the present state of Oregon, but all the territory west of the Rocky Mountains between the forty-second and the forty-ninth parallels of latitude. A Short History of the United States

As we climbed in the ladder of the parallels of latitude, we began to notice a crispness in the air, and it was lovely to the lungs. The Story of the Philippines and Our New Possessions, Including the Ladrones, Hawaii, Cuba and Porto Rico The Eldorado of the Orient

The line so drawn crosses the Southwest Branch once before it reaches the parallel of latitude 46� 25', and at about half a mile distance from that parallel. A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents Volume 4, part 2: John Tyler

To break up these guerrilla bands, it became necessary to depopulate the western tier of counties in Missouri, from the Missouri River down to the thirty-eighth parallel of latitude. Camp-Fire and Cotton-Field Southern Adventure in Time of War. Life with the Union Armies, and Residence on a Louisiana Plantation

The great flood of Eastern emigration to the West, the flood which followed the parallels of latitude, and made the Northwest like the Northeast, did not begin until after the War of 1812. The Winning of the West, Volume 4 Louisiana and the Northwest, 1791-1807

The source of this river is between the 12th and 13th parallels of latitude south and the 59th and 60th degrees of longitude west from Greenwich. Through the Brazilian Wilderness

From here along a straight line to the intersection of the tenth parallel of latitude north with the 118th meridian east, and from here following the 118th meridian to the point whence began this demarcation. The Story of the Philippines and Our New Possessions, Including the Ladrones, Hawaii, Cuba and Porto Rico The Eldorado of the Orient

These were defined by the course and sources of rivers—by parallels of latitude and circles of longitude, either of indefinite extent or setting out from some prescribed point whose position was to be determined. A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents Volume 4, part 2: John Tyler

The Maps are free from all meridians, parallels of latitude, and any superabundance of names; thereby giving a greater prominence to the general divisions of land and water. First Lessons in Geography

In that case, every parallel of latitude would have been isothermal, or of equal mean annual temperature. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 06, No. 33, July, 1860

Its source is between the 12th and 13th parallels of latitude south, and between longitude 59 degrees and longitude 60 degrees west from Greenwich. Through the Brazilian Wilderness

North Carolina, which the schooner quitted forty-eight hours ago, is traversed by the thirty-fifth parallel of latitude, and this parallel, extending eastward, must, if I mistake not, cut the African coast at Morocco. Facing the Flag

The middle states of North America are hotter and colder at intervals, not only than England, but than any part of the Old Continent, under the same parallel of latitude. Travels in the United States of America Commencing in the Year 1793, and Ending in 1797. With the Author's Journals of his Two Voyages Across the Atlantic.

The westward movement of population in the United States has for the most part followed the parallels of latitude. Civil Government in the United States Considered with Some Reference to Its Origins

On the 10th April we passed the 89th parallel of latitude, and though sick to death, both in spirit and body, pressed still on. The Purple Cloud

This never-failing spring was a welcome spot to the pioneers who traveled the rocky road along the 35th parallel of latitude. Mormon Settlement in Arizona A Record of Peaceful Conquest of the Desert

A branch of the Alps at the forty-second parallel of latitude turns to the south-east, and descends to Toenarum, the southern promontory. Outline of Universal History

When I'm playful I use the meridians of longitude and parallels of latitude for a seine, and drag the Atlantic Ocean for whales! Life on the Mississippi, Part 1.

And with what seems a prophecy he remarked that, if it was not for the vast extent of the Atlantic Ocean, one might almost sail from Spain to India along the same parallel of latitude. Early European History

By careful measurements he determined its size, within a few thousand miles of its actual circumference, and predicted that one might sail from Spain to the Indies along the same parallel of latitude. The History of Education; educational practice and progress considered as a phase of the development and spread of western civilization

On the 1st September, Hann reached his northern limit, the 14th parallel of latitude, and the next day commenced the ascent of the dividing range between eastern and western waters. The History of Australian Exploration from 1788 to 1888

Moreover, the ruins are placed to the north, when they lie nearly on the same parallel of latitude as El-Wijh. The Land of Midian — Volume 2

Migration is chiefly along the parallels of latitude. Studies in Civics

The tea-plant flourishes from the equator to the forty-fifth parallel of latitude; though it grows best between the twenty-third and the twenty-fifth parallels. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 03, No. 15, January, 1859

This operation will bring the pole at or about the sixty-seventh parallel of latitude, then the earth will be similar to the planet Jupiter, whose axis is nearly perpendicular to the plane of its orbit. Topsy-Turvy

There is a railway running as far north as the 67th parallel of latitude, about fifty miles beyond the polar circle into Lapland, to the famous mines of Malmberget, with a branch to Trondhjem, Norway. Norwegian Life

When Captain Len Guy, West, and the old sailors of the crew learned that the schooner had cleared the sixty-sixth parallel of latitude, their rough and sunburnt faces shone with satisfaction. An Antarctic Mystery

Away up here, above the fifty-fourth parallel of latitude, the climate is such as would not admit of agriculture being extensively engaged in. Metlakahtla and the North Pacific Mission

What is a better boundary between nations than a parallel of latitude, or even a natural obstacle?—what really keeps nations intact and apart?—a principle. Canada and the States

After reading George Ade's Fables in Slang, Mr. Andrew Lang was driven to the desperate conclusion that humour varies with the parallels of latitude, a joke in Chicago being a riddle in London. Mark Twain

He established parallels of latitude and longitude, and attempted the difficult undertaking of measuring the circumference of the globe by the actual measurement of a segment of one of its great circles. The Old Roman World, : the Grandeur and Failure of Its Civilization.

The great westward stream of emigration in the United States had generally followed the parallels of latitude. Abraham Lincoln: a History — Volume 01

Now, it is a general law among Americans that migration follows very nearly the parallels of latitude from East to West. The Life of Abraham Lincoln

Whereupon Mr Tallboys brought up a small map of the world, and showed Jack that all the parallels of latitude met at a point at the top and the bottom. Mr. Midshipman Easy

Indeed, there is along this entire parallel of latitude a new strip of land under process of manufacture. Round the World

It is not limited by parallels of latitude, or meridians of longitude. How to Speak and Write Correctly

This is the point of zero, and cyclones are never formed nearer than the third parallel of latitude. Locusts and Wild Honey

Strictly speaking it must be placed much farther north, or in the 51st parallel of latitude, where the limits of the loess have been traced out by MM. The Antiquity of Man

Madam," said he, "these signs lose all their powers above the seventieth parallel of latitude. The Great Stone of Sardis

But no, climate disregards the parallels of latitude. Following the Equator, Part 2

The Brazil shows the curious feature of widely different and even opposite rainy seasons in the same parallel of latitude; but this is not the place to discuss the subject. Two Trips to Gorilla Land and the Cataracts of the Congo Volume 2

They were the basis for the future explorations of all the transcontinental lines, except the Union Pacific, then known as that of the forty-second parallel of latitude. The Great Salt Lake Trail

They were, for example, established almost precisely on the fifty-third parallel of latitude. The Old Wives' Tale

On the 22nd the Endurance reached the farthest south point of her drift, touching the 77th parallel of latitude in long. South: the story of Shackleton's 1914-1917 expedition

The Psephotus haematogaster is essentially a bird of the central parts of Australia, or else its range is confined between the 24th and 30th parallels of latitude. Expedition into Central Australia

I. The word 'Soudan' in this Agreement means all the territories South of the 22nd parallel of latitude, which: 1. The River War An Account of the Reconquest of the Sudan

The moist but very hot climate which rubber trees require is found only in a zone around the world between the parallels of latitude thirty degrees north to thirty degrees south of the equator. The Romance of Rubber

"I intend to sail up and down the parallels of latitude until I find it." Nonsense Novels

Listener, S. E. by E.: Narrator, N. W. by W.: on the 53rd parallel of latitude, N., and 6th meridian of longitude, W.: at an angle of 45 degrees to the terrestrial equator. Ulysses

It extends from the 132nd to the 141st degree of longitude east from Greenwich, and runs up northwards into the interior to the 26th parallel of latitude. Expedition into Central Australia

Fifty-four Forty was the imaginary line or parallel of latitude on the north of the disputed territory. This Country of Ours

Within a radius of five hundred leagues to the west I remembered under this parallel of latitude only the imperfectly known volcanoes of the north-east coast of America. A Journey to the Interior of the Earth

She came back in a higher parallel of latitude, intending afterward to steer N.W. to Easter Island. Foul Play

It covenants with them and gives them for a heritage all America between the thirty-fourth and the forty-first parallels of latitude. Pioneers of the Old South: a chronicle of English colonial beginnings

And then his conversation rang along parallels of latitude and longitude. The Four Million

Peking, for instance, stands on the same parallel of latitude as Madrid; whereas Canton coincides similarly with Calcutta. The Civilization of China

Extending from the fifty-fourth parallel of latitude southward to the eighteenth, the Empire has every variety of climate from arctic cold to tropic heat. New Forces in Old China An Inevitable Awakening

Well, that chocolate potentate used to be the biggest item of interest anywhere between the colour line and the parallels of latitude. Roads of Destiny

He can tell for instance when he has reached the place where the seventy-second degree of longitude, west from Greenwich, meets and crossed the twentieth parallel of latitude. Tom Swift and His Undersea Search, or, the Treasure on the Floor of the Atlantic

So the earth is further divided into sections by other imaginary lines called parallels of latitude. Tom Swift and His Undersea Search, or, the Treasure on the Floor of the Atlantic

单词	parallel of latitude
例句	parallel of latitude Opened in January, 41° is named for the parallel of latitude on which Barcelona lies, and is one half of the Adrià brothers’ new venture in the resurgent neighborhood of Poble Sec. Bites : Restaurant Review: Barcelona 41? 2011-05-06T20:15:00Z Then it is exactly on the thirtieth parallel of latitude, and it stands four-square, its four sides facing exactly the four points of compass—North, South, East, and West. From Egypt to Japan 2012-04-19T02:00:28.147Z In the Arctic seas large icebergs are rarely found till the 70th parallel of latitude is reached, while stationary fields are met in a still higher latitude. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 3 2012-04-03T02:00:31.900Z Those who live under the same meridian, but on opposite parallels of latitude, north and south of the equator. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary 2012-03-24T02:00:23.513Z Carner mentions some on the shores of Lake Pepin, and some are said to occur near Lake Travers, under the 46th parallel of latitude. Ophiolatreia An Account of the Rites and Mysteries Connected with the Origin, Rise, and Development of Serpent Worship in Various Parts of the World 2012-03-01T03:00:28.303Z These Rails are found as far south as the thirty-fifth parallel of latitude, and are abundant along the marshy borders of the Plata, frequenting the vast reed-beds and forests of water-loving Erythrina crista-galli. Argentine Ornithology, Volume II (of 2) A descriptive catalogue of the birds of the Argentine Republic. 2012-02-26T03:00:16.210Z Here they separated, at about the 47th parallel of latitude. The Oregon Territory Its History and Discovery 2012-02-22T03:00:27.207Z —A climate was a zone contained between two parallels of latitude. Notes and Queries, Vol. IV, Number 103, October 18, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. 2012-02-15T03:00:31.720Z The separation took place near the point where Clarke's River is crossed by the forty-seventh parallel of latitude. Oregon and Eldorado or, Romance of the Rivers 2012-02-07T03:00:09.010Z H. C. K. asks me to "reduce to paper" the assertion of the difference of velocity between two parallels of latitude ten feet apart. Notes and Queries, Vol. IV, Number 102, October 11, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. 2012-02-07T03:00:08.550Z The Golden Plover appears to be most abundant on the pampas between the thirty-fourth and thirty-sixth parallels of latitude, but how far south its range extends has not yet been ascertained. Argentine Ornithology, Volume II (of 2) A descriptive catalogue of the birds of the Argentine Republic. 2012-02-26T03:00:16.210Z In the original paper, as published in the Gentleman’s Magazine for January, 1741, Dr. Johnson writes 38° in numbers as the parallel of latitude where the cold was felt so acutely. The Oregon Territory Its History and Discovery 2012-02-22T03:00:27.207Z Thence up the Columbia to the mouth of the Kootanie River, near the forty-ninth parallel of latitude, is the trading establishment called Kootanie House. A History of Oregon, 1792-1849 Drawn From Personal Observation and Authentic Information 2012-01-20T03:00:11.607Z The line of division was about the forty-ninth parallel of latitude, the French city of Brest representing its most familiar landmark. The Victory At Sea 2012-01-17T03:00:15.547Z Aborigines occupying the same parallels of latitude and longitude, subject to the same influences of climate, living on the same diet, are different in color, features, and more than all, in disposition. Stanley's Adventures in the Wilds of Africa A Graphic Account of the Several Expeditions of Henry M. Stanley into the Heart of the Dark Continent 2011-12-24T03:07:57.647Z Of the parallels of latitude, the equator only is a great circle. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 4 "Grasshopper" to "Greek Language" 2011-11-28T03:00:19.517Z Of course, we shall find many deflections from the precise parallel of latitude, some inclining to the south, and many turning to the northward. American Pomology Apples 2011-10-03T02:00:29.477Z He consequently chose for his initial points the natural features of the ground, and made his lines meridians and parallels of latitude. Hunting in Many Lands The Book of the Boone and Crockett Club 2011-08-20T02:00:11.973Z This particular New York convoy commander was now perhaps instructed to cross the thirtieth meridian at the fifty-second parallel of latitude, where he would be met by his escort. The Victory At Sea 2012-01-17T03:00:15.547Z Of these parallels there may be any number; a circle drawn from east to west, at any distance from the equator, will always be parallel to it, and is therefore called a parallel of latitude. Conversations on Natural Philosophy, in which the Elements of that Science are Familiarly Explained 2011-07-12T02:00:28.027Z I should like to know in what parallel of latitude the man were to be found who does not fall out with his lady friend a thousand times oftener than with his male one. Hesperus or Forty-Five Dog-Post-Days Vol. II A Biography 2011-05-14T02:00:08.440Z This old kitchen favorite, of Pennsylvania, has migrated westward until it has reached every State and county on its appropriate parallels of latitude, 39° to 42°. American Pomology Apples 2011-10-03T02:00:29.477Z I forget nothing, but circumstances are not as fixed as parallels of latitude, and changed conditions demand readjustment of plans. A Speckled Bird 2011-05-06T02:00:09.097Z The southern boundary of Canada is for the most part a parallel of latitude dividing agricultural, mining, and timber lands. North America 2011-05-05T02:00:20.027Z Distance measured in degrees and minutes, either in an eastern, or a western direction, from any given point either on the equator, or on a parallel of latitude. Conversations on Natural Philosophy, in which the Elements of that Science are Familiarly Explained 2011-07-12T02:00:28.027Z The former are called meridians, the latter parallels of latitude, and by reference to them we can state the latitude and longitude, and thus the exact position, of any place. The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 1: Deposition to Eberswalde 2011-04-14T02:00:57.977Z Its breadth, measured on a parallel of latitude, attains its maximum between St. David's Head, in South Wales, and the Naze, in Essex, where it amounts to 280 miles. The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 2: Ebert to Estremadura 2011-04-14T02:00:56.200Z They are a numerous people, who consider the country between the parallels of latitude 60. and 65. Voyages from Montreal Through the Continent of North America to the Frozen and Pacific Oceans in 1789 and 1793 Vol. I 2011-03-24T02:00:11.430Z The lines referred to are principally parallels of latitude and meridians of longitude, and boundaries, so far as they coincide with these lines, may for convenience be classed as astronomical boundaries. North America 2011-05-05T02:00:20.027Z The tropical, arctic and antarctic circles, and all parallels of latitude, are lesser circles. Conversations on Natural Philosophy, in which the Elements of that Science are Familiarly Explained 2011-07-12T02:00:28.027Z Texas, as we know, claimed the Rio Grande from mouth to source, and thence the longitude to the forty-second parallel of latitude as her southwestern and western boundary. The Middle Period 1817-1858 2011-03-14T03:01:05.737Z "On the North American continent, between the Arctic circle and the forty-second parallel of latitude," said Lyell, "we meet with signs of ice-action on a scale as grand, if not grander than in Europe." Famous Men of Science 2011-03-08T03:00:49.717Z It is very hard to believe that a few parallels of latitude can affect the moral thermometer; but so it is, and so Mr. Dodd honestly confessed he found it. The Dodd Family Abroad, Vol. I 2011-03-03T03:00:56.130Z A comparison of the isothermal lines drawn on the map forming Plate II with the parallels of latitude shows at a glance that there is only a general relationship between the two. North America 2011-05-05T02:00:20.027Z The Alabama was now working her way eastward on the thirtieth parallel of latitude, and had got well into the middle of the Atlantic. Cruise and Captures of the Alabama 2011-01-30T03:00:18.733Z We know that the distance between the cataract at Niagara and the Massachusetts line is a large hundred leagues, and that it is as great between Sandy Hook and the 45th parallel of latitude. The Chainbearer Or, The Littlepage Manuscripts 2011-01-13T03:01:05.707Z As we approached the 40th parallel of latitude, my attention was again forcibly drawn to the phenomena of the winds. Memoirs of Service Afloat, During the War Between the States 2011-01-04T03:01:01.887Z The eastern termination of Tibet is in the line of snowy mountains which flanks China on the west, between the 27th and 35th parallels of latitude, and about 103� east. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 7 "Arundel, Thomas" to "Athens" It is proposed, as we were informed at Brisbane, 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. Under the Southern Cross or Travels in Australia, Tasmania, New Zealand, Samoa, and Other Pacific Islands The dotted lines show the parallels of latitude, the dark lines the isothermal lines, or lines of equal annual average temperature. The Philosophy of the Weather And a Guide to Its Changes Between the 15th and 17th parallels of latitude, in the state of Chiapas and in the republic of Guatemala, there is a second group of ridges composed of granites and schists with an eastward trend. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 6 "Celtes, Konrad" to "Ceramics" The Pacific Ocean, throughout a space comprehended between the thirtieth parallels of latitude on each side of the equator, is extremely productive of coral; as also are the Arabian and Persian Gulfs. Principles of Geology or, The Modern Changes of the Earth and its Inhabitants Considered as Illustrative of Geology Although it is in the same parallel of latitude as Calcutta, the climate of Canton is much cooler, and is considered superior to that of most places situated between the tropics. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 2 "Camorra" to "Cape Colony" The term has been used to cover the whole stretch of country from Pittsburg to Puget Sound, north of the Ohio River and the thirty-seventh parallel of latitude. The Greater Republic A History of the United States The reader is desired to observe how rarely they correspond with the parallels of latitude, and how they fall below in a few instances, and in others with great uniformity rise almost to the pole. The Philosophy of the Weather And a Guide to Its Changes It was in 1862 that, notwithstanding the opposition of Confederate members of Congress, who desired a more southerly route, the railroad track was planned between the forty-first and the forty-second parallels of latitude. Round the World in Eighty Days The contrary supposition would have seemed more probable, and we might have anticipated an almost perfect identity in the animals and plants which inhabit corresponding parallels of latitude. Principles of Geology or, The Modern Changes of the Earth and its Inhabitants Considered as Illustrative of Geology Ruling over a large portion of country in about the twenty-sixth parallel of latitude, there was a chief named Moselekatse, whose tribe was termed Matabili. Adventures of Hans Sterk The South African Hunter and Pioneer Hence it has been suggested that the zones be limited by isotherms rather than by parallels of latitude, and that a closer approach be thus made to the actual conditions of climate. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 5 "Clervaux" to "Cockade" Portions of it—Eastern Texas, for instance—are upon the same parallels of latitude as the rainless regions of Northern Mexico, etc. The Philosophy of the Weather And a Guide to Its Changes Although cosmopolitan, these bats rarely extend north or south of the thirtieth parallels of latitude. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 2 "Chicago, University of" to "Chiton" We know that the distance between the cataract of Niagara and the Massachusetts line is a large hundred leagues, and that it is as great between Sandy Hook and the 45th parallel of latitude. The Redskins; or, Indian and Injin, Volume 1. Being the Conclusion of the Littlepage Manuscripts From the most southern point of Ontario on Lake Erie, near the 42nd parallel of latitude, to Moose Factory on James Bay, the distance is about 750 miles. History of Farming in Ontario In fact, in the higher latitudes, the former sometimes follow the meridians more closely than they do the parallels of latitude. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 5 "Clervaux" to "Cockade" Thus, isothermal lines, or lines of equal temperature, are much curved in America and do not at all coincide with the parallels of latitude. Manual of American Grape-Growing It is of triangular form, and about three hundred miles in circuit; and, though it lies between the same parallels of latitude as the south of France, its climate is very severe. Travels in North America, From Modern Writers With Remarks and Observations; Exhibiting a Connected View of the Geography and Present State of that Quarter of the Globe Onward through many parallels of latitude—through many degrees of the thermal line! The Quadroon Adventures in the Far West 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. Foot-prints of Travel or, Journeyings in Many Lands The parallels of latitude are also shown as curved lines, this being apparent on all but large scale charts. Lectures in Navigation "I guess I needn't tell you where that is," he said, and pointed to the parallel of latitude that ran across it. Hawtrey's Deputy The climate appeared to be much milder than that on the east coast of America, in the same parallel of latitude. Travels in North America, From Modern Writers With Remarks and Observations; Exhibiting a Connected View of the Geography and Present State of that Quarter of the Globe Situated in the same parallels of latitude as Asia Minor, and the south of Italy and Spain, Greece produced wheat, barley, flax, wine, oil, in the earliest times. Ancient States and Empires It was said of a great Englishman that his influence could be measured only by "parallels of latitude"; of George M�ller we may add, and by meridians of longitude. George Müller of Bristol And His Witness to a Prayer-Hearing God You do not have to actually construct such a chart, as the Government has for sale blank Mercator charts for every parallel of latitude in which they can be used. Lectures in Navigation An Arabic term, synonymous with parallels of latitude. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. CANADA, Is an extensive but thinly-peopled district, lying between the same parallels of latitude as France and England, but in a climate infinitely more severe. Travels in North America, From Modern Writers With Remarks and Observations; Exhibiting a Connected View of the Geography and Present State of that Quarter of the Globe “I guess I needn’t tell you where that is,” the seaman said, as he pointed to the parallel of latitude that ran across it. Masters of the Wheat-Lands It was not until the year 1859 that the territory to the north of the twenty-ninth parallel of latitude was proclaimed a separate colony, under the title of Queensland. History of Australia and New Zealand From 1606 to 1890 The meridians of longitude, therefore, run parallel instead of converging, and the parallels of latitude are lengthened out to correspond to the widening out of the Lo. meridians. Lectures in Navigation The parallels of latitude upon the earth's surface, within which occultations of stars or planets by the moon are possible. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. Their Northern range is limited to the fifty-fifth parallel of latitude—but they are met with southward throughout Mexico, where they are common enough, and known by the name of “coyoté.” Popular Adventure Tales The lines and squares are used for measurement as the parallels of latitude and longitude are used on a chart. The Detection of Forgery A Practical Handbook for the Use of Bankers, Solicitors, Magistrates' Clerks, and All Handling Suspected Documents It extends from near the 32d to the 49th parallel of latitude, and from the lakes and the Mississippi river to the Pacific. The Continental Monthly, Vol 2, No 6, December 1862 Devoted to Literature and National Policy 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. Lectures in Navigation Is an arc of the equator, or any parallel of latitude, contained between the meridian of a place and that of Greenwich, or any other first meridian. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. At first the temperature of the earth was much warmer than now, and uniform in all parallels of latitude, as is shown by the fossil remains. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 3, No. 1 January 1863 Devoted To Literature And National Policy He had himself been to Spitzbergen, and as far north as the 80th parallel of latitude. Stray Leaves from an Arctic Journal; or, Eighteen Months in the Polar Regions, in Search of Sir John Franklin's Expedition, in the Years 1850-51 He had made up his mind, that all the streams flowing into the Pacific between the fortieth and forty-eighth parallels of latitude were mere brooks, insufficient for vessels to navigate, and not worthy his attention. Life at Puget Sound: With Sketches of Travel in Washington Territory, British Columbia, Oregon and California For instance, if your Mercator chart shows parallels of latitude from 30� to 40� that chart must be used when you are in one of those latitudes. Lectures in Navigation A method practised in the ruder state of navigation, when the longitude was very doubtful, by sailing into its parallel of latitude, and then working for it on its parallel. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. The waders, however, are generally distinct from those of Europe, as are the grouse inhabiting the same parallels of latitude. The Western World Picturesque Sketches of Nature and Natural History in North and South America It proposes to divide the present Territories—for it is confined to them—by an east and west line, a parallel of latitude. A Report of the Debates and Proceedings in the Secret Sessions of the Conference Convention For Proposing Amendments to the Constitution of the United States, Held at Washington, D.C., in February, A.D. 1861 The Natural Laws then are great lines running not only through the world, but, as we now know, through the universe, reducing it like parallels of latitude to intelligent order. Natural Law in the Spiritual World At this point draw a line perpendicular to the course to be sailed, the other end of which must intersect the corresponding parallel of latitude given in the table. Lectures in Navigation Is the reduction of the position of the ship from the various courses made good, oblique to the meridian or parallel of latitude. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. Their Northern range is limited to the fifty-fifth parallel of latitude—but they are met with southward throughout Mexico, where they are common enough, and known by the name of “coyote.” The Young Voyageurs Boy Hunters in the North These lines rarely accord in direction with the parallels of latitude, but curve far to the north or south. The Western United States A Geographical Reader In themselves, be it once more repeated, they may have no more absolute existence than parallels of latitude. Natural Law in the Spiritual World Meridians of longitude are shown by straight lines running up and down, perpendicular to the parallels of latitude, and the degrees and minutes of these meridians are given on the horizontal border of the chart. Lectures in Navigation Sailing nearly on a given parallel of latitude. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. On the south the frontier is now European Turkey as far west almost as the 24th parallel of latitude, and then the bordering territory is Greece. Bulgaria The treaty of peace recognized the St. Lawrence, the lakes and the 49th parallel of latitude as the dividing line between the United States and Canada. Recollections of Forty Years in the House, Senate and Cabinet An Autobiography. On the north, the parallel of latitude which passes through the rapids of the river Desmoines, forms the boundary between that river and the Missouri. Travels and Adventures of Monsieur Violet Put in your Note-Book: A minute of latitude is always a mile, because parallels of latitude are equidistant at all places. Lectures in Navigation The distance between any two places on the same meridian, or the difference between the parallels of latitude of any two places expressed in miles of the equator. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. Whereupon Mr Tallboys brought up a small map of the world, and showed Jack that all the parallels of latitude met at a point at the top and bottom. Mr. Midshipman Easy The bill providing for a territorial government for New Mexico, the great body of the territory which lay south of the parallel of latitude 36 deg. Recollections of Forty Years in the House, Senate and Cabinet An Autobiography. In about a fortnight afterwards we were glad to put on warm clothing instead of the light dress suitable to the tropics; yet we were only in the same parallel of latitude as Madeira. James Braithwaite, the Supercargo The Story of his Adventures Ashore and Afloat This compels the parallels of latitude to be adjusted correspondingly. Lectures in Navigation The Californian vulture has been seen as far north as the thirty-ninth parallel of latitude. The Boy Hunters Our southern border was the 31st parallel of latitude; and the Spanish Floridas, stretching across to the Mississippi, lay between us and the Gulf of Mexico. Twenty Years of Congress, Vol. 1 From Lincoln to Garfield, with a Review of the Events Which Led to the Political Revolution of 1860 These lines are called axes, and bear much the same relation to a crystal as do the axis and parallels of latitude and longitude to the earth and a geographical study of it. An Elementary Study of Chemistry The Mediterranean countries of Europe lie on the same parallel of latitude as Japan. From Pole to Pole A Book for Young People By having this line of position intersect your parallel of latitude, you will be able to establish the position of your ship, both as to its latitude and longitude. Lectures in Navigation But in point of patriotic animus these European peoples are one as good as another, whether the comparison be traced on parallels of latitude or of longitude. An Inquiry Into The Nature Of Peace And The Terms Of Its Perpetuation Her extreme point stretched to the northward of Pittsburg, and was within twenty-five miles of the parallel of latitude that marks the southern boundary of New England. Twenty Years of Congress, Vol. 1 From Lincoln to Garfield, with a Review of the Events Which Led to the Political Revolution of 1860 The religions, if I may continue the metaphor, have covered the vacant spaces of its map with imaginary monsters; the philosophies have ruled them with equally imaginary parallels of latitude. The Necessity of Atheism The temperature of the region through which the northern part of the line would pass is very low; but the winter is less severe than between the same parallels of latitude on the Atlantic coast. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 16, No. 97, November, 1865 Thus British Columbia comprises practically the entire width of what has been termed the Cordillera or Cordilleran belt of North America, between the parallels of latitude above indicated. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 "Brescia" to "Bulgaria" The lines of partition in houses were often as imaginary as the parallels of latitude on the earth; or were defined by a window, or a particular board in the wall. The New Penelope and Other Stories and Poems The line of division seemed to be about the parallel of latitude 45 degrees. Seeing Europe with Famous Authors, Volume 8 Italy and Greece, Part Two It ought, one would have thought, to have been night, even in the sixty-fifth parallel of latitude; but still the nocturnal illumination did not surprise me. A Journey to the Centre of the Earth Let us assume, for argument’s sake, that the magnetic poles of the earth correspond to the poles of rotation, the parallels of latitude will, therefore, represent the ethereal currents circulating around the globe. Outlines of a Mechanical Theory of Storms Containing the True Law of Lunar Influence A very strong earthquake throughout northern Luzon; that is, in the provinces north of the 16th parallel of latitude. Catalogue of Violent and Destructive Earthquakes in the Philippines With an Appendix: Earthquakes in the Marianas Islands 1599-1909 For the purposes of this By-Law, the State of California shall be considered as though it were two States, the dividing line being the 36th parallel of latitude. Manual of the Mother Church The First Church of Christ Scientist in Boston, Massachusetts Meridian lines and parallels of latitude are drawn at every 10 deg., except in the case of the meridians of 80 deg. The Moon A Full Description and Map of its Principal Physical Features Schiller or Symian wine is in the same parallel of latitude as Claret, Oedenburger as Burgundy, and a line run westwards from Tokay would almost touch the vineyards of Champagne. Servia, Youngest Member of the European Family or, A Residence in Belgrade and Travels in the Highlands and Woodlands of the Interior, during the years 1843 and 1844. That differences of temperature in different longitudes frequently exist on the same parallel of latitude, or, in other words, are laterally disposed. Outlines of a Mechanical Theory of Storms Containing the True Law of Lunar Influence The climate, as far as we had any experience of it, is infinitely milder than that on the east coast of America, under the same parallel of latitude. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Volume 16 La Rochelle, on the western coast of France, and Cape Race are nearly on the same parallel of latitude, and the former is exactly east of the latter. Outward Bound Or, Young America Afloat The insertion of meridian lines and parallels of latitude at every ten degrees, and the substitution of names for reference numbers, will add to the usefulness of the map. The Moon A Full Description and Map of its Principal Physical Features The Sooahelee, or Swahere language, spoken by the aboriginal inhabitants of Zanzibar, is very nearly allied to the Mpongwe, which is spoken on the western coast in very nearly the same parallel of latitude. History of the Negro Race in America From 1619 to 1880. Vol 1 Negroes as Slaves, as Soldiers, and as Citizens We cannot be so childish as to imagine that ambition is local, and that no others can be infected with it but those who rule within certain parallels of latitude and longitude. The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 04 (of 12) The man I'm telling you of left the college-yard with as much of the world before him as lies between the fifteenth and twenty-fifth parallels of latitude, and the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. Bressant It cannot be defined by merely mentioning parallels of latitude. John L. Stoddard's Lectures, Vol. 10 (of 10) Southern California; Grand Canon of the Colorado River; Yellowstone National Park The apex of the irregular, inverted triangle of Illinois, thrust down to the 37th parallel of latitude, brought the first settlers well within the sphere of Southern influence. Stephen A. Douglas A Study in American Politics In consequence of this opinion, at two, we stood to the southward, with a view of getting into the same parallel of latitude with the islands, before we ran down our longitude. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Volume 17 Arranged in Systematic Order: Forming a Complete History of the Origin and Progress of Navigation, Discovery, and Commerce, by Sea and Land, from the Earliest Ages to the Present Time Strabo, too, believed that it might be possible to navigate on the same parallel of latitude, due west from the coast of Africa or Spain to that of India. The Life of Columbus Very few athletes, we are told, come from south of the fortieth parallel of latitude. Outspoken Essays Local causes, and more especially the peculiarities of culture and manufacture, have more influence, within these parallels of latitude, than the difference of mean temperature. The Commercial Products of the Vegetable Kingdom Considered in Their Various Uses to Man and in Their Relation to the Arts and Manufactures; Forming a Practical Treatise & Handbook of Reference for the Colonist, Manufacturer, Merchant, and Consumer, on the Cultivation, Preparation for Shipment, and Commercial Value, &c. of the Various Substances Obtained From Trees and Plants, Entering into the Husbandry of Tropical and Sub-tropical Regions, &c. To cross parallels of latitude, to enable the man of commerce to make up his assorted cargo, is infinitely more important than anything you can propose within the same parallels of latitude. Stephen A. Douglas A Study in American Politics Perhaps no place hitherto discovered in either hemisphere, under the same parallel of latitude, affords so scanty a field for the naturalist as this barren spot. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 15 Forming A Complete History Of The Origin And Progress Of Navigation, Discovery, And Commerce, By Sea And Land, From The Earliest Ages To The Present Time As this route is included within the thirty-second and thirty-fourth parallels of latitude, it would never be obstructed with snow. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 1, No. 3, March, 1862 Whatever alters the capacity for absorption and radiation, at places lying under the same parallel of latitude, gives rise to inflections in the isothermal lines. COSMOS: A Sketch of the Physical Description of the Universe, Vol. 1 The Marquesas Islands are on the same parallel of latitude as Peru. White Shadows in the South Seas The settlement of the West had followed parallels of latitude. Stephen A. Douglas A Study in American Politics The forty-second parallel of latitude crossed the Hudson near Red Hook and Saugerties. Peter Stuyvesant, the Last Dutch Governor of New Amsterdam We are also indebted to Eratosthenes for the first regular parallel of latitude, and also for tracing a meridian. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels - Volume 18 Historical Sketch of the Progress of Discovery, Navigation, and Commerce, from the Earliest Records to the Beginning of the Nineteenth Century, By William Stevenson On the north, the parallel of latitude which passes through the rapids of the River Desmoines, forms the boundary between that river and the Missouri. Monsieur Violet She occupied, on each side of the middle course of the Tigris, the territory lying between the 35th and 37th parallels of latitude. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 11 — Ancient and Mediæval History The boundary along the west line, though very far from being a straight line, is generally about half a mile north of the true parallel of latitude 45� from Halls Stream to Rouses Point. A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents Volume 4, part 2: John Tyler The suggestion was made that future difficulty might be avoided by an agreement upon a parallel of latitude down to which all ships should be exempt from search. Neutral Rights and Obligations in the Anglo-Boer War His parallel of latitude began at the Straits of Gibraltar, and passed eastward through Rhodes to the mountains of India; the intermediate places being carefully set down. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels - Volume 18 Historical Sketch of the Progress of Discovery, Navigation, and Commerce, from the Earliest Records to the Beginning of the Nineteenth Century, By William Stevenson The territory of the United States was defined as extending from the Great Lakes to the thirty-first parallel of latitude and from the Atlantic to the Mississippi. A Short History of the United States From here following the meridian of 119 degrees 35 minutes east to the parallel of latitude 7 degrees 40 minutes north. The Story of the Philippines and Our New Possessions, Including the Ladrones, Hawaii, Cuba and Porto Rico The Eldorado of the Orient "South line," from the Northwest Branch to the parallel of latitude 46� 25' on the Southwest Branch. A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents Volume 4, part 2: John Tyler These giant masses occupy an area of 90,000 sq. m., and extend from the 44th to the 48th parallel of latitude. The Nuttall Encyclopædia Being a Concise and Comprehensive Dictionary of General Knowledge The Wandering Koraks, who are the wildest, most powerful, and most independent natives in the peninsula, seldom come south of the 58th parallel of latitude, except for the purpose of trade. Tent Life in Siberia But it was a splendid region and included not merely the present state of Oregon, but all the territory west of the Rocky Mountains between the forty-second and the forty-ninth parallels of latitude. A Short History of the United States As we climbed in the ladder of the parallels of latitude, we began to notice a crispness in the air, and it was lovely to the lungs. The Story of the Philippines and Our New Possessions, Including the Ladrones, Hawaii, Cuba and Porto Rico The Eldorado of the Orient The line so drawn crosses the Southwest Branch once before it reaches the parallel of latitude 46� 25', and at about half a mile distance from that parallel. A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents Volume 4, part 2: John Tyler To break up these guerrilla bands, it became necessary to depopulate the western tier of counties in Missouri, from the Missouri River down to the thirty-eighth parallel of latitude. Camp-Fire and Cotton-Field Southern Adventure in Time of War. Life with the Union Armies, and Residence on a Louisiana Plantation The great flood of Eastern emigration to the West, the flood which followed the parallels of latitude, and made the Northwest like the Northeast, did not begin until after the War of 1812. The Winning of the West, Volume 4 Louisiana and the Northwest, 1791-1807 The source of this river is between the 12th and 13th parallels of latitude south and the 59th and 60th degrees of longitude west from Greenwich. Through the Brazilian Wilderness From here along a straight line to the intersection of the tenth parallel of latitude north with the 118th meridian east, and from here following the 118th meridian to the point whence began this demarcation. The Story of the Philippines and Our New Possessions, Including the Ladrones, Hawaii, Cuba and Porto Rico The Eldorado of the Orient These were defined by the course and sources of rivers—by parallels of latitude and circles of longitude, either of indefinite extent or setting out from some prescribed point whose position was to be determined. A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents Volume 4, part 2: John Tyler The Maps are free from all meridians, parallels of latitude, and any superabundance of names; thereby giving a greater prominence to the general divisions of land and water. First Lessons in Geography In that case, every parallel of latitude would have been isothermal, or of equal mean annual temperature. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 06, No. 33, July, 1860 Its source is between the 12th and 13th parallels of latitude south, and between longitude 59 degrees and longitude 60 degrees west from Greenwich. Through the Brazilian Wilderness North Carolina, which the schooner quitted forty-eight hours ago, is traversed by the thirty-fifth parallel of latitude, and this parallel, extending eastward, must, if I mistake not, cut the African coast at Morocco. Facing the Flag The middle states of North America are hotter and colder at intervals, not only than England, but than any part of the Old Continent, under the same parallel of latitude. Travels in the United States of America Commencing in the Year 1793, and Ending in 1797. With the Author's Journals of his Two Voyages Across the Atlantic. The westward movement of population in the United States has for the most part followed the parallels of latitude. Civil Government in the United States Considered with Some Reference to Its Origins On the 10th April we passed the 89th parallel of latitude, and though sick to death, both in spirit and body, pressed still on. The Purple Cloud This never-failing spring was a welcome spot to the pioneers who traveled the rocky road along the 35th parallel of latitude. Mormon Settlement in Arizona A Record of Peaceful Conquest of the Desert A branch of the Alps at the forty-second parallel of latitude turns to the south-east, and descends to Toenarum, the southern promontory. Outline of Universal History When I'm playful I use the meridians of longitude and parallels of latitude for a seine, and drag the Atlantic Ocean for whales! Life on the Mississippi, Part 1. And with what seems a prophecy he remarked that, if it was not for the vast extent of the Atlantic Ocean, one might almost sail from Spain to India along the same parallel of latitude. Early European History By careful measurements he determined its size, within a few thousand miles of its actual circumference, and predicted that one might sail from Spain to the Indies along the same parallel of latitude. The History of Education; educational practice and progress considered as a phase of the development and spread of western civilization On the 1st September, Hann reached his northern limit, the 14th parallel of latitude, and the next day commenced the ascent of the dividing range between eastern and western waters. The History of Australian Exploration from 1788 to 1888 Moreover, the ruins are placed to the north, when they lie nearly on the same parallel of latitude as El-Wijh. The Land of Midian — Volume 2 Migration is chiefly along the parallels of latitude. Studies in Civics The tea-plant flourishes from the equator to the forty-fifth parallel of latitude; though it grows best between the twenty-third and the twenty-fifth parallels. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 03, No. 15, January, 1859 This operation will bring the pole at or about the sixty-seventh parallel of latitude, then the earth will be similar to the planet Jupiter, whose axis is nearly perpendicular to the plane of its orbit. Topsy-Turvy There is a railway running as far north as the 67th parallel of latitude, about fifty miles beyond the polar circle into Lapland, to the famous mines of Malmberget, with a branch to Trondhjem, Norway. Norwegian Life When Captain Len Guy, West, and the old sailors of the crew learned that the schooner had cleared the sixty-sixth parallel of latitude, their rough and sunburnt faces shone with satisfaction. An Antarctic Mystery Away up here, above the fifty-fourth parallel of latitude, the climate is such as would not admit of agriculture being extensively engaged in. Metlakahtla and the North Pacific Mission What is a better boundary between nations than a parallel of latitude, or even a natural obstacle?—what really keeps nations intact and apart?—a principle. Canada and the States After reading George Ade's Fables in Slang, Mr. Andrew Lang was driven to the desperate conclusion that humour varies with the parallels of latitude, a joke in Chicago being a riddle in London. Mark Twain He established parallels of latitude and longitude, and attempted the difficult undertaking of measuring the circumference of the globe by the actual measurement of a segment of one of its great circles. The Old Roman World, : the Grandeur and Failure of Its Civilization. The great westward stream of emigration in the United States had generally followed the parallels of latitude. Abraham Lincoln: a History — Volume 01 Now, it is a general law among Americans that migration follows very nearly the parallels of latitude from East to West. The Life of Abraham Lincoln Whereupon Mr Tallboys brought up a small map of the world, and showed Jack that all the parallels of latitude met at a point at the top and the bottom. Mr. Midshipman Easy Indeed, there is along this entire parallel of latitude a new strip of land under process of manufacture. Round the World It is not limited by parallels of latitude, or meridians of longitude. How to Speak and Write Correctly This is the point of zero, and cyclones are never formed nearer than the third parallel of latitude. Locusts and Wild Honey Strictly speaking it must be placed much farther north, or in the 51st parallel of latitude, where the limits of the loess have been traced out by MM. The Antiquity of Man Madam," said he, "these signs lose all their powers above the seventieth parallel of latitude. The Great Stone of Sardis But no, climate disregards the parallels of latitude. Following the Equator, Part 2 The Brazil shows the curious feature of widely different and even opposite rainy seasons in the same parallel of latitude; but this is not the place to discuss the subject. Two Trips to Gorilla Land and the Cataracts of the Congo Volume 2 They were the basis for the future explorations of all the transcontinental lines, except the Union Pacific, then known as that of the forty-second parallel of latitude. The Great Salt Lake Trail They were, for example, established almost precisely on the fifty-third parallel of latitude. The Old Wives' Tale On the 22nd the Endurance reached the farthest south point of her drift, touching the 77th parallel of latitude in long. South: the story of Shackleton's 1914-1917 expedition The Psephotus haematogaster is essentially a bird of the central parts of Australia, or else its range is confined between the 24th and 30th parallels of latitude. Expedition into Central Australia I. The word 'Soudan' in this Agreement means all the territories South of the 22nd parallel of latitude, which: 1. The River War An Account of the Reconquest of the Sudan The moist but very hot climate which rubber trees require is found only in a zone around the world between the parallels of latitude thirty degrees north to thirty degrees south of the equator. The Romance of Rubber "I intend to sail up and down the parallels of latitude until I find it." Nonsense Novels Listener, S. E. by E.: Narrator, N. W. by W.: on the 53rd parallel of latitude, N., and 6th meridian of longitude, W.: at an angle of 45 degrees to the terrestrial equator. Ulysses It extends from the 132nd to the 141st degree of longitude east from Greenwich, and runs up northwards into the interior to the 26th parallel of latitude. Expedition into Central Australia Fifty-four Forty was the imaginary line or parallel of latitude on the north of the disputed territory. This Country of Ours Within a radius of five hundred leagues to the west I remembered under this parallel of latitude only the imperfectly known volcanoes of the north-east coast of America. A Journey to the Interior of the Earth She came back in a higher parallel of latitude, intending afterward to steer N.W. to Easter Island. Foul Play It covenants with them and gives them for a heritage all America between the thirty-fourth and the forty-first parallels of latitude. Pioneers of the Old South: a chronicle of English colonial beginnings And then his conversation rang along parallels of latitude and longitude. The Four Million Peking, for instance, stands on the same parallel of latitude as Madrid; whereas Canton coincides similarly with Calcutta. The Civilization of China Extending from the fifty-fourth parallel of latitude southward to the eighteenth, the Empire has every variety of climate from arctic cold to tropic heat. New Forces in Old China An Inevitable Awakening Well, that chocolate potentate used to be the biggest item of interest anywhere between the colour line and the parallels of latitude. Roads of Destiny He can tell for instance when he has reached the place where the seventy-second degree of longitude, west from Greenwich, meets and crossed the twentieth parallel of latitude. Tom Swift and His Undersea Search, or, the Treasure on the Floor of the Atlantic So the earth is further divided into sections by other imaginary lines called parallels of latitude. Tom Swift and His Undersea Search, or, the Treasure on the Floor of the Atlantic
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