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<div class="definition"><div class="short_definition">( | <div class="definition"><div class="short_definition">(''Or'' dip equator, magnetic equator.) The line through those points on the earth's surface at which the [[magnetic inclination]] is zero.</div><br/> <div class="paragraph">The aclinic line is a particular case of an [[isoclinic line]]. In South America the aclinic line lies at about 15°S latitude, while from central Africa to about Indochina it coincides approximately with the parallel of 10°N latitude. <br/>''Compare'' [[agonic line]], [[geomagnetic equator]].</div><br/> </div> | ||
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aclinic line[edit | edit source]
(Or dip equator, magnetic equator.) The line through those points on the earth's surface at which the magnetic inclination is zero.
The aclinic line is a particular case of an isoclinic line. In South America the aclinic line lies at about 15°S latitude, while from central Africa to about Indochina it coincides approximately with the parallel of 10°N latitude.
Compare agonic line, geomagnetic equator.
Compare agonic line, geomagnetic equator.