Find two countries that each of the major latitudes and longitudes
go through:
EQUATOR
TROPIC OF CANCER
ARCTIC CIRCLE
TROPIC OF CAPRICORN
ANTARCTIC CIRCLE
PRIME MERIDIAN
INTERNATIONAL DATE LINE
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Equator- Ecuador, Colombia, Brazil
Tropic of cancer- Mexico, North African states
Arctic circle- Asia, Europe
Tropic of capricorn- Namibia, Botswana, South Africa
Antartic circle- Europe and North America.
Prime meridian- UK, France and Spain in Europe
International date line- middle of the Pacific Ocean , Russia
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- Countries passing through equator: Equator is an imaginary line passing through the middle of a planet. There are nearly 13 countries that passes through the equator. It divides Earth into Northern Hemisphere and Southern Hemisphere. Examples of countries passing through equator are Republic of the Congo, Uganda etc..,
- Countries passing through Tropic of Cancer: Tropic of Cancer occurs exactly 23°27' N of the equator and that is the northernmost latitude reached by the overhead Sun. There are 17 countries that passes through Tropic of Cancer. Some examples include China, Saudi Arabia, etc..,
- Countries passing through Arctic Circle: Arctic circle is one of the two Polar circles. It is located in the Northern Hemisphere and passes through Arctic Ocean, the Scandinavian Peninsula, North Asia, Northern America, and Greenland. 8 countries passes through arctic circle. Some of which includes Norway, Sweden etc..,
- Countries passing through Tropic of Capricorn: Tropic of Capricorn passes 23°26'22'' S of equator. It marks the most southerly latitude at which the sun can appear directly overhead at noon. It passes through 10 countries and some of the countries includes Brazil South Africa etc..,
- Countries passing through Antarctic Circle: Antarctic circle is one of the two Polar circles. It is located in the Southern Hemisphere. The area south of this circle is named as Antarctic, and the zone to the north is the Southern Temperate Zone. There are no countries passing through Antarctic circle. However, few countries like New Zealand, Australia, France, Norway, the United Kingdom, Chile, and Argentina claim some of the parts of it.
- Countries passing through Prime Meridian: The prime meridian is the line of 0 longitude, the starting point for measuring distance both east and west around the Earth. It is arbitrary in nature, it could be chosen anywhere. There are 8 countries that passes through Prime Meridian. Some of the countries include England, Algeria etc..,
- Countries passing through International Date Line: International Date Line (IDL) is located 180° east or west. The date line runs from the North Pole to the South Pole and marks the Western and Eastern Hemisphere divide. It zigzags around the political borders of Eastern Russia and Alaska's Aleutian Islands.
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