The equator passes through São Tomé and Príncipe island in the Atlantic. The equator passes through Batu Islands, Sumatra, Lingga Islands, Borneo, Sulawesi, Kayoa, Halmahera Islands and Gebe Island (all part of Indonesia) as well as Isabela Island in the Galápagos Islands in the Pacific.
Quito in Ecuador is closest to the equator. -------------------- It is no correct ; the town situated to the equator is Pontianak in Indonesia, West Kalimantan province, Borneo island. And it is not a small town: cca. 600 000 inhabitants.
The Maldive Islands are along the equator. They are located in the Indian Ocean. They are coral attols with tropical climates.
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.
how close are the canary islands to the equator
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.
The island of Cos is too far north (roughly 36 degrees north) to be a tropical island which are located in the tropical region which starts around 23 degrees north and straddles the equator.
Most of the coastal and island region between 10o-20o North and South of the equator, such as the caribbbean region is influenced by a tropical marine climate. a tropical marine climate is influenced by the sea
Quito in Ecuador is closest to the equator. -------------------- It is no correct ; the town situated to the equator is Pontianak in Indonesia, West Kalimantan province, Borneo island. And it is not a small town: cca. 600 000 inhabitants.
Most of the coastal and island region between 10o-20o North and South of the equator, such as the caribbbean region is influenced by a tropical marine climate. a tropical marine climate is influenced by the sea
The Maldive Islands are along the equator. They are located in the Indian Ocean. They are coral attols with tropical climates.
Jamaica is located just north of the equator in the tropics.
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.
Koh Rong is a paradise island located in Cambodia.
Challenger Island, aka, Sao Paulo Island. An island of Brazilian control. It's located in the middle of the Atlantic just barely north of the equator.
Cuba.
how close are the canary islands to the equator
There is no island at that exact location. The closest island to it is Penrhyn.