Monday, May 14, 2012


Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the Tropic of Cancer passes through:
Co-ordinatesCountry, territory or seaNotes
23°26′N 0°0′E Algeria
23°26′N 11°51′E Niger
23°26′N 12°17′E LibyaThe Tropic touches on the northernmost point of  Chad at 23°26′N15°59′E
23°26′N 25°0′E Egypt
23°26′N 35°30′ERed Sea
23°26′N 38°38′E Saudi Arabia
23°26′N 52°8′E United Arab EmiratesAbu Dhabi emirate only
23°26′N 55°24′E Oman
23°26′N 58°46′EIndian OceanArabian Sea
23°26′N 68°23′E IndiaStates of GujaratRajasthanMadhya PradeshChhatisgarhJharkhandand West Bengal
23°26′N 88°47′E BangladeshKhulnaDhaka, and Chittagong Divisions
23°26′N 91°14′E IndiaState of Tripura
23°26′N 91°56′E BangladeshChittagong Division
23°26′N 92°19′E IndiaState of Mizoram
23°26′N 93°23′E Myanmar(Burma)Chin StateSagaing DivisionMandalay DivisionShan State
23°26′N 98°54′E ChinaProvinces of Yunnan (passing about 7km north of the border with  Vietnam), Guangxi, and Guangdong
23°26′N 117°8′ETaiwan Strait
23°26′N 120°8′E Republic of China (Taiwan)Chiayi CountyHualien County
23°26′N 121°29′EPacific OceanPassing just south of Necker IslandHawaii United States
23°26′N 110°15′W MexicoState of Baja California Sur
23°26′N 109°24′WGulf of California
23°26′N 106°35′W MexicoStates of SinaloaDurangoZacatecasSan Luis PotosíNuevo León, andTamaulipas
23°26′N 97°45′WGulf of Mexico
23°26′N 83°0′WAtlantic OceanPassing through the Straits of Florida and the Nicholas Channel
Passing just south of the Anguilla Cays ( Bahamas)
Passing through the Santaren Channel and into the open ocean
23°26′N 76°0′W BahamasExuma Islands and Long Island
23°26′N 75°10′WAtlantic Ocean
23°26′N 15°57′WWestern SaharaClaimed by  Morocco
23°26′N 12°0′W Mauritania
23°26′N 6°23′W MaliThis part of Mali has declared independence as  Azawad
23°26′N 2°23′W Algeria

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