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Baker Island of the United States Minor Outlying Islands - According to Wikipedia, the equator runs through part of the territorial sea of 12 nautical miles around the perimeter of Baker Island; Baker Island is located at +0° 11' 42.00", -176° 28' 42.00" (also read as 0°11.7′N 176°28.7′W). Near Baker Island is Howland Island, also a US Minor Outlying Island.
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What US capital city is closest to the equator?
Honolulu, the capital of Hawaii is the closest US state capital to the equator. The closest U. S. territorial capital to the equator is Hagåtña, Guam.
Which us contential state is closest to the equator?
Hawaii is the closest U.S. state to the equator.
Which Australian state capital is closest to the equator?
Darwin, the capital city of the Northern Territory in Australia, is the closest to the equator among all Australian state capitals.
Which US city is closest to the equator?
Hawaii is the closest state in the united states to the equator. The equator is a longitudinal line that circles the Earth at its widest point. It is spaced at an equal distance from the North Pole and the South Pole. This allows the equator to be the dividing line between the Northern Hemisphere and the Southern Hemisphere.
What state is closest to the equator in the world?
When you say "state", we have to assume you mean the 50 states in the USA.Of those, the one closest to the equator is Hawaii.If you meant out of all the nations in the world, then there's really no "closest" one,because the equator crosses 10 countries plus a few Pacific island groups.
