parallel of latitude

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A demarcation line and demilitarized zone roughly six miles wide shall run at about the 17th parallel of latitude along the Benhai River.

From Time Magazine Archive

The Alabama was now working her way eastward on the thirtieth parallel of latitude, and had got well into the middle of the Atlantic.

From Cruise and Captures of the Alabama by Goodrich, Albert M.

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.

From A History of Oregon, 1792-1849 Drawn From Personal Observation and Authentic Information by Gray, William Henry

The southern boundary of Canada is for the most part a parallel of latitude dividing agricultural, mining, and timber lands.

From North America by Russell, Israel C. (Cook)

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.

From The Greater Republic A History of the United States by Morris, Charles