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   Name the important parallels of latitudes.                                                                                                           

Answer:

Besides the Equator at \[0{}^\circ \], North Pole at \[90{}^\circ \] N and South Pole at \[90{}^\circ \] S, the important parallels of latitudes are as given below:

(i) Tropic of Cancer at \[23{{{\scriptstyle{}^{1}/{}_{2}}}^{0}}\] N

(ii) Tropic of Capricorn at \[23{{{\scriptstyle{}^{1}/{}_{2}}}^{0}}\] S

(iii) Arctic Circle at \[66{{{\scriptstyle{}^{1}/{}_{2}}}^{0}}\] N

(iv) Antarctic Circle at \[66{{{\scriptstyle{}^{1}/{}_{2}}}^{0}}\] N