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Which latitude passes through India?

  • The Tropic of Cancer is an imaginary line that lies 23.50 degrees north of the Equator.
  • It passes through 17 countries of the World.
  • It is the northernmost point of Earth, where the Sun’s rays fall directly overhead during noontime.
  • In India, it passes through eight states:
    1. Gujarat (Jasdan)
    2. Rajasthan ( Kalinjarh)
    3. Madhya Pradesh ( Shajapur)
    4. Chhattisgarh ( Sunhat)
    5. Jharkhand (Lohardaga)
    6. West Bengal ( Krishnanagar)
    7. Tripura ( Udaipur)
    8. Mizoram ( Champhai)
    • Udaipur in Tripura is the city closest to the Tropic of Cancer.
    • Mahi river in India cuts the Tropic of Cancer twice; Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat.
    • In addition to the Tropic of Capricorn, there is the Tropic of Cancer, the Equator, the Arctic Circle, and the Antarctic Circle that divide the Earth.

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