Monday, May 14, 2012


Equatorial countries and territories

The Equator traverses the land and/or territorial waters of 14 countries. Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the Equator passes through:
Co-ordinatesCountry, territory or seaNotes
0°N 0°EAtlantic OceanGulf of Guinea
0°0′N 6°31′E São Tomé and PríncipeIlhéu das Rolas
0°0′N 6°31′EAtlantic OceanGulf of Guinea
0°0′N 9°21′E Gabon
0°0′N 13°56′E Republic of the Congo
0°0′N 17°46′E Democratic Republic of the CongoPassing 9 km south of central Butembo
0°0′N 29°43′E UgandaPassing 32 km south of central Kampala
0°0′N 32°22′ELake VictoriaPassing through some islands of  Uganda
0°0′N 34°0′E KenyaPassing 6 km north of central Kisumu
0°0′N 41°0′E Somalia
0°0′N 42°53′EIndian OceanPassing between Huvadhu Atoll and Fuvahmulah of the  Maldives
0°0′N 98°12′E IndonesiaThe Batu IslandsSumatra and the Lingga Islands
0°0′N 104°34′EKarimata Strait
0°0′N 109°9′E IndonesiaBorneo
0°0′N 117°30′EMakassar Strait
0°0′N 119°40′E IndonesiaSulawesi (Celebes)
0°0′N 120°5′EGulf of Tomini
0°0′N 124°0′EMolucca Sea
0°0′N 127°24′E IndonesiaKayoa and Halmahera islands
0°0′N 127°53′EHalmahera Sea
0°0′N 129°20′E IndonesiaGebe Island
0°0′N 129°21′EPacific OceanPassing 570 m north of Waigeo island,  Indonesia
Passing 13 km south of Aranuka atoll,  Kiribati
Passing 21 km south of Baker Island United States Minor Outlying Islands
0°0′N 91°35′W EcuadorIsabela Island in the Galápagos Islands
0°0′N 91°13′WPacific Ocean
0°0′N 80°6′W EcuadorPassing 24 km north of central Quito, near Mitad del Mundo
0°0′N 75°32′W ColombiaPassing 4.3 km north of the border with Peru
0°0′N 70°3′W BrazilAmazonas
Roraima
Amazonas
Pará
Amapá
Pará - islands in the mouth of the Amazon River
0°0′N 49°20′WAtlantic Ocean
Despite its name, no part of Equatorial Guinea's territory lies on the Equator. However, its island of Annobón is 155 kilometres (100 mi) south of the Equator, and the rest of the country lies to the north.

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