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The following table lists the regions of the Earth at various latitudes:
Latitude
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Locations
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90° N
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North Pole
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75° N
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Arctic Ocean; Russia; northern Canada; Greenland
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60° N
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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)
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45° N
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France; northern Italy; Croatia; Bosnia and Herzegovina; Belgrade, Serbia; Romania; the Black Sea; Ukraine; Russia; the Caspian Sea; Kazakhstan; Uzbekistan; China; Mongolia; Hokkaidō, Japan; United States; Ontario, Canada
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30° N
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Palestine; Morocco; Algeria; Israel; Libya; Giza, Egypt; Jordan; Saudi Arabia; Iraq; Kuwait; the Persian Gulf; Iran; Afghanistan; Pakistan; northern India; Nepal; southern China; southern Japan; northern Mexico; United States
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15° N
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Senegal; Mauritania; Mali; Burkina Faso; Niger; Chad; Sudan; Eritrea; Yemen; southern India; Myanmar; Thailand; Laos; Vietnam; Philippines; Northern Mariana Islands; southern Mexico; Guatemala; Honduras; Nicaragua; Cape Verde
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0°
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São Tomé and Príncipe; Gabon; Republic of the Congo; Democratic Republic of the Congo; Uganda; Lake Victoria; Kenya; Somalia; Malaysia; Singapore; Indonesia; Galápagos Islands and Quito, Ecuador; Colombia; Brazil
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15° S
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Angola; Zambia; Mozambique; Malawi; Madagascar; northern Australia; Vanuatu; French Polynesia; Peru; Bolivia; Brazil
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30° S
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South Africa; Lesotho; southern Australia; Chile; Argentina; Southern Brazil
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45° S
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New Zealand; Chile; Argentina
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60° S
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Entirely ocean (slightly north of the South Orkney Islands); sometimes considered the northern boundary of the Southern Ocean
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75° S
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Dome C, Antarctica
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90° S
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South Pole
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