The year after the British and Egyptians re-conquered Sudan, they came up with this political boundary between the two colonies — a straight line across the 22nd parallel of latitude.

在英国和埃及重新征服苏丹的第二年，他们提出了这两处殖民地之间的政治边界——一条横跨北纬 22 度的直线。

President Polk said he thought the United States had strong claims to all of the territory. But he said he would compromise. He offered to divide Oregon at the forty-ninth parallel of latitude.

总统波尔克说，他认为美国坚定主张拥有所有领土。但他也表示愿意采取折衷方案，提出要在纬度四十九条平行线处划分俄勒冈。

When I spoke at Convocation just over there in Cameron Indoor Stadium, and I talked then about a special place in one of Duke's hidden spaces, the granite marker in a quiet corner of Duke Gardens, indicating the 36th parallel of latitude.

当时我在那边的卡梅隆室内体育场发表演讲，我谈到了杜克大学隐藏空间中的一个特殊地方，杜克花园一个安静角落里的花岗岩标记，指示纬度 36 度。