Countries Which Passes Through Tropic of Cancer, Capricorn, Equator, Prime Meridian

Countries that the Tropic of Cancer passes through

The Tropic of Cancer, also referred to as the Northern Tropic is 23°26′13.5″ (or 23.43708°) north of the Equator. It is the most northerly circle of latitude on the Earth at which the Sun can be directly overhead. This occurs on the Northern solstice, when the Northern Hemisphere is tilted toward the Sun to its maximum extent.

There are 16 countries, 3 continents and 6 water bodies lies on Tropic of Cancer passes.

North America

Mexico, Bahamas(Archipelago)

Africa

Niger, Algeria, Mauritania, Egypt, Libya, Mali, Western Sahara

Asia

Myanmar, Omen, Bangladesh, India, Saudi Arabia, China, United Arab Emirates, Taiwan

Water Bodies

Indian Ocean, Atlantic Ocean, Pacific Ocean, Taiwan Strait, Red Sea, Gulf of Mexico


Countries that the Tropic of Capricorn passes through

The Tropic of Capricorn (or the Southern Tropic) is the circle of latitude that contains the subsolar point on the December (or southern) solstice. It is thus the southernmost latitude where the Sun can be directly overhead. Its northern equivalent is the Tropic of Cancer.

There are 10 countries, 3 continents and 3 water bodies lies on Tropic of Capricorn passes.

South America

Argentina, Brazil, Chile Paraguay

Africa

Namibia, Botswana, South Africa, Mozambique, Madagascar

Australia

Australia

Water Bodies

Indian Ocean, Atlantic Ocean, Pacific Ocean


Countries that the Equator passes through

The Equator usually refers to an imaginary line on the Earth’s surface equidistant from the North Pole and South Pole, dividing the Earth into the Northern Hemisphere and Southern Hemisphere. The Equator is about 40,075 kilometers (24,901 mi) long; some 78.7% lies across water and 21.3% over land.

There are 13 countries, 3 continents and 3 water bodies lies on Equator passes.

South America

Equador, Columbia, Brazil

Africa

Gabon, Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda, Kenya, Sao Tome and Principe, Somalia

Asia

Maldives, Indonesia and Kiribati(Oceania)

Water Bodies

Atlantic, Pacific, Indian Ocean


Countries that the Prime Meridien passes through

A prime meridian is a meridian (a line of longitude) in a geographical coordinate system at which longitude is defined to be 0°. Together, a prime meridian and its antimeridian (the 180th meridian in a 360°-system) form a great circle. This great circle divides the sphere, e.g., the Earth, into two hemispheres. If one uses directions of East and West from a defined prime meridian, then they can be called Eastern Hemisphere and Western Hemisphere.

There are 8 countries, 3 continents and 6 water bodies lies on Prime Meridian passes.

Europe

United Kingdom, Spain, France

Africa

Ghana, Algeria, Mali, Togo, Burkina Faso

Antarctica

Antarctica

Water Bodies

Arctic Ocean, Norwegian Sea, Greenland Sea, Mediterranean Sea, Atlantic Ocean, Southern Ocean

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