Question

What are the main characteristics of the parallels?

Answer 1

Following are the main characteristics of parallels:

1. All parallels are perfect circles except the North and South Poles.
2. The Equator is the largest parallel.
3. The lengths of the parallels decrease, as they move away from the Equator.
4. All parallels are equidistant from each other.
5. The distance between any two parallels at an interval of 1 degree is 111 kilometres.