Which latitude line passes through the middle of India influencing the climate of the country?

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  1. Equator
  2. Tropic of Capricorn
  3. Tropic of Cancer
  4. Antarctic Circle

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Option 3 : Tropic of Cancer
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The correct answer is Tropic of Cancer.

Key Points

  • The Tropic of Cancer passes through eight states in India: Gujarat (Jasdan), Rajasthan (Kalinjarh), Madhya Pradesh (Shajapur), Chhattisgarh (Sonhat), Jharkhand (Lohardaga), West Bengal (Krishnanagar), Tripura (Udaipur), and Mizoram (Champhai).
  • The Tropic of Cancer is a parallel of latitude on the Earth, 23.5 degrees north of the equator.
  • Mahi River is the only river in India that cuts the Tropic of Cancer twice, first in Madhya Pradesh from where it flows towards Rajasthan and enters Gujarat where it cuts for the second time.

Additional Information Equator

  • It is an imaginary line around the middle of a planet or other celestial body.
  • It is halfway between the North Pole and the South Pole, at 0 degrees latitude.
  • An equator divides the planet into a Northern Hemisphere and a Southern Hemisphere.
Tropic of Capricorn
  • This latitude corresponds to the southernmost declination of the Sun's ecliptic to the celestial equator.
  • Latitude approximately 23°27′ S of the terrestrial Equator.
Arctic Circle
  • Arctic Circle, parallel, or line of latitude around the Earth, at approximately 66°30′ N.

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