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  2. 45th parallel north - Wikipedia

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    It crosses Europe, Asia, the Pacific Ocean, North America, and the Atlantic Ocean. The 45th parallel north is often called the halfway point between the equator and the North Pole , but the true halfway point is 16.0 km (9.9 mi) north of it (approximately between 45°08'36" and 45°08'37") because Earth is an oblate spheroid ; that is, it ...

  3. Equator - Wikipedia

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    The N1 road crossing the equator in Gabon, north of Bifoun. The equator passes through the land of eleven sovereign states . Indonesia is the country straddling the greatest length of the equatorial line across both land and sea.

  4. Geography of North America - Wikipedia

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    North America extends to within 10° of latitude of both the equator and the North Pole. It embraces every climatic zone, from tropical rain forest and savanna on the lowlands of Central America to areas of permanent ice cap in central Greenland. [ 20 ]

  5. Geological history of North America - Wikipedia

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    Soon, Pangaea began to split up and North America began drifting north and westward. During the latter Jurassic, the floodplains of the western states were home to dinosaurs like Allosaurus, Apatosaurus, and Stegosaurus. During the Cretaceous, the Gulf of Mexico expanded until it split North America in half. Plesiosaurs and mosasaurs swam in ...

  6. North America - Wikipedia

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    A map of North America's physical, political, and population characteristics as of 2018. North America is a continent [b] in the Northern and Western Hemispheres. [c] North America is bordered to the north by the Arctic Ocean, to the east by the Atlantic Ocean, to the southeast by South America and the Caribbean Sea, and to the west and south by the Pacific Ocean.

  7. 49th parallel north - Wikipedia

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    The 49th parallel north is a circle of latitude that is 49° north of Earth's equator.It crosses Europe, Asia, the Pacific Ocean, North America, and the Atlantic Ocean.. The city of Paris is about 15 km (9 mi) south of the 49th parallel and is the largest city between the 48th and 49th parallels.

  8. List of extreme points of the United States - Wikipedia

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    It is also North America's largest lake by volume, at 2,900 cu mi (12,000 km 3); it is commonly called the largest lake by surface area when Lake Michigan and Lake Huron are not considered one lake. Great Salt Lake , Utah , 41°10′N 112°35′W  /  41.167°N 112.583°W  / 41.167; -112.583  ( Great Salt Lake ) – most extensive ...

  9. 37th parallel north - Wikipedia

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    The 37th parallel north is a circle of latitude that is 37 degrees north of the Earth's equatorial plane. It crosses Europe , the Mediterranean Sea , Africa , Asia , the Pacific Ocean , North America , and the Atlantic Ocean .