Where is the 22nd parallel

So with a humble intent of wanting to give credit to the city which had given wings to our aspirations, we started a search for a name which gives the city of Vadodara its due as a lynchpin of our dreams and also represents a larger vision for this organization — as a result of which was born 22 nd Parallel in February Now the intent is to work tirelessly to ensure that the city embraces us and showers us with its love and affection in times to come so that we become one with the city like the latitude itself.

Wherever we go and whatever we do, we would forever be indebted to all the great things that this city and its people have given us in our first venture as entrepreneurs. There will always be a 22 nd Parallel in whatever we do and the name will keep reminding us of it at all points of time. Skip to content. Longitude is the angle east or west around the earth, just like latitude is the angle north and south. Longitude lines are called meridians.

For latitudes, we have two fixed points — the north and south poles — that we use as end points. But, going around the earth, there is no start or stop, it just keeps spinning and spinning.

The mid-point of these quadrants is 0 degrees latitude the equator and 0 degrees longitude the North-South line that runs through Greenwich Observatory. Latitude increases as you go North, making the Northern Hemisphere positive latitude and the Southern Hemisphere negative latitude.

Paris, for example, is at about 48, 2. Begin typing your search term above and press enter to search. Press ESC to cancel. Skip to content Home Users' questions What is the latitude of the 22nd parallel? Users' questions. Esther Fleming February 13, Table of Contents.