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Q22 (NDA-II/2019) Geography › World Physical Geography › World physical mapping

Which one of the following land territories of Indonesia is not touched by the Equator?

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The Equator (0° latitude) passes directly through several major Indonesian islands as it circles the globe. According to geographical records and monuments, the line crosses Sumatra (specifically Riau and West Sumatra), Kalimantan (Borneo), and Sulawesi. In Sumatra, monuments in Riau and West Sumatra mark the crossing. In Kalimantan, the city of Pontianak is famously known as the 'Equator City' with a dedicated monument. Sulawesi is also explicitly mentioned as being divided by the equator. In contrast, Java is located entirely in the Southern Hemisphere, south of the Equator. While Indonesia as a whole straddles the equator from 6° N to 11° S, Java is characterized as being part of the southern archipelago chain. Therefore, Java is the land territory among the options that is not touched by the Equator.

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