midlatitudes

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mid·lat·i·tudes | \ ˈmid-ˈla-tə-ˌtüdz

, ˌmid-, -ˌtyüdz \

Definition of midlatitudes

: latitudes of the temperate zones or from about 30 to 60 degrees north or south of the equator

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Recent Examples on the Web People who live in the midlatitudes enjoy maximum daylight on the summer solstice and put up with maximum darkness on the winter solstice. — Mark Fischetti, Scientific American, "Sunlight Changes Unequally All Year Long," 18 Feb. 2021 Most of the water known to exist on Mars is ice -- both at the poles and the planet's midlatitudes. — Katie Hunt, CNN, "Scientists say they have come up with a potential way to make oxygen on Mars," 8 Dec. 2020 This confirmed that the phosphine signal was still there and most intense at the midlatitudes while seemingly absent from the poles and equator. — John Timmer, Ars Technica, "Chemical that shouldn’t be there spotted in Venus’ atmosphere," 14 Sep. 2020 For nearly two years, the Earth received about one percent of pre-impact sunlight, with midlatitudes suffering the longest. — Nola Taylor Redd, Smithsonian Magazine, "After the Dinosaur-Killing Impact, Soot Played a Remarkable Role in Extinction," 27 Apr. 2020

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