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With the help of degrees name the important lines of latitude.

Important lines of latitude are-

• Tropic of Cancer (23 1/2⁰ N) in the northern hemisphere


• Tropic of Capricorn (23 1/2⁰ S) in the southern hemisphere


• Arctic Circle (66 1/2⁰ N) of the equator.


• Antarctic Circle (66 1/2⁰ S) of Equator


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