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Prelims 2025 · Geography · Question 43

Consider the following water bodies: I. Lake Tanganyika II. Lake Tonle Sap III. Patos Lagoon. Through how many of them does the equator pass?

  1. Only one
  2. Only two
  3. All the three
  4. None

Answer

None

  • I. Lake Tanganyika: Located in East Africa, roughly between 3°S and 9°S. The equator does not pass through it.
  • II. Lake Tonle Sap: In Cambodia, around 13°N latitude. The equator does not pass through it.
  • III. Patos Lagoon: In southern Brazil, around 30°S latitude. The equator does not pass through it.

Verdict: My earlier conclusion was a factual error. None of these water bodies is crossed by the equator, so the correct answer is (d) None.

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