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Name the longitude lines which pass through Argentina.

User Tomasz Gawel
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Answer:

1.1: Countries that the Equator passes through

Equator passes through 13 countries, 3 continents and 3 water bodies.

South America Ecuador (1), Colombia (2), Brazil (3)

Africa Gabon (4), Congo (5), Democratic Republic of Congo (6), Uganda (7),

Kenya (8), Sao Tome and Principe (13), Somalia (9)

Asia Maldives (10), Indonesia (11), Kiribati (Oceania) (12)

Water Bodies: Atlantic Ocean, Pacific Ocean, Indian Ocean

Note: The highest point on the equator is located on the Volcán Cayambe’s southern

slopes at an elevation of 4,690 meters in Ecuador. This is the only place on the equator

where snow can be found.

1.2: Countries that the Prime Meridian passes through

There are 8 countries, 3 continents and 6 water bodies through which the Prime Meridian

passes.

Europe United Kingdom (1), France (2), Spain (3)

Africa Algeria (4), Mali (5), Burkina Faso (6), Ghana (7), Togo (8)

Antarctica Antarctica

Water Bodies: Arctic Ocean, Norwegian Sea, Greenland Sea, Mediterranean Sea, Atlantic

Ocean, Southern Ocean

1.3: Countries that the Tropic of Cancer passes through

There are 16 countries, 3 continents and 6 water bodies through which the Tropic of

Cancer passes.

North America Bahamas (Archipelago), Mexico

Africa Egypt, Libya, Niger, Algeria, Mali, Western Sahara, Mauritania

Asia Taiwan, China, Myanmar, Bangladesh, India, Oman, United Arab

Emirates, Saudi Arabia

Water Bodies: Indian Ocean, Atlantic Ocean, Pacific Ocean, Taiwan Strait, Red Sea,

Gulf of Mexico

1.4: Countries that the Tropic of Capricorn passes through

There are 10 countries, 3 continents and 3 water bodies through which the Tropic of

Capricorn passes.

Step-by-step explanation:

User Kongeor
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Answer:

Any meridian of longitude between about 53.66 and 73.55 degrees

west passes

Step-by-step explanation:

through Argentina. There are an infinite number of possibilities

in that range.

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