Important Latitudes and Longitudes

Important Latitudes

LatitudePositionCountries through which it passes
Tropic of Cancer23° 26' NMexico, The Bahamas, Mauritania, Mali, Algeria, Niger, Libya, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Oman, India, Bangladesh, Myanmar, China and Taiwan
Tropic of Capricon23° 26' SNamibia, Botswana, South Africa, Mozambique, Madagascar, Australia, Chile, Argentina, Paraguay, Brazil, French Polynesia, New Caledonia, Fiji and Cook Islands
Arctic Circle66° 33' NNorway, Sweden, Finland, Russia, USA (Alaska), Canada, Denmark (Greenland), and Iceland
Antarctic Circle66° 33' STerritories on Antarctic claimed by Australia, France, New Zealand, Argentina, Chile and UK
EquatorEcuador, Colombia, Brazil, Sao Tome e Príncipe, Gabon, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Kenya, Somalia and Indonesia

Important Longitudes

LongitudePositionCountries through which it passes
Prime Meridian0° longitudeUK, France, Spain, Algeria, Mali, Burkina Faso, Tongo and Ghana
International Date Line180° E/W longitudeMid-Pacific Ocean

States in India through which Tropic of Cancer and 82.5° longitude passes

Tropic of Cancer23° 26' NRajasthan, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, West Bengal, Tripura and Mizoram
Indian Standard Time82.5° EUttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Odisha and Andhra Pradesh