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The equator also passes through the territorial seas of three countries: Maldives (south of Gaafu Dhaalu Atoll), Kiribati (south of Buariki Island), and the United States (south of Baker Island). Despite its name, no part of Equatorial Guinea lies on the equator.
Latitude Locations 90° N North Pole: 75° N: Arctic Ocean; Russia; northern Canada; Greenland: 60° N: Oslo, Norway; Helsinki, Finland; Stockholm, Sweden; major parts of Nordic countries in EU; St. Petersburg, Russia; southern Alaska United States; southern border of the Yukon and the Northwest territories in Canada; Shetland, UK (Scotland)
The 30th parallel south is a circle of latitude that is 30 degrees south of the Earth's equator.It stands one-third of the way between the equator and the South Pole and crosses Africa, the Indian Ocean, Australia, the Pacific Ocean, South America and the Atlantic Ocean.
This is a list of countries by easternmost point on land (dependent territories included). The order does not always reflect how close a country's territory is to the 180th meridian . Russia, Fiji, and Antarctica are notable exceptions because the 180th meridian passes through them.
The 60th parallel north is a circle of latitude that is 60 degrees north of Earth's equator. It crosses Europe , Asia , the Pacific Ocean , North America , and the Atlantic Ocean . Although it lies approximately twice as far away from the Equator as from the North Pole , the 60th parallel is half as long as the Equator line, due to the cosine ...
In Africa, the parallel defines part of the border between Western Sahara and Mauritania.. The 26th parallel north is a circle of latitude that is 26 degrees north of the Earth's equatorial plane.
The 15th parallel north is a circle of latitude that is 15 degrees north of the Earth's equatorial plane.It crosses the Saharan fringe (the Sahel) in Africa, three key peninsulas of Asia (between which parts of the Indian Ocean), the Pacific Ocean, an isthmus of Central America, the southern Caribbean, and the Atlantic Ocean.
In Africa, the parallel defines part of the border between Libya and Sudan.. The 20th parallel north is a circle of latitude that is 20 degrees north of the Earth's equatorial plane.