Belem, Brazil, lies about 160 km (or about 100 miles) south of the equator. There are many other places that are closer to the equator.
For as near as makes no difference, Quito lies on the equator. However to be exact, it lies 240 meters north of the equator
the five countries that lies on the equator are brazil,arab,jamaica,west aferica,and arab
A desert on the equator would be an anomaly as there are no deserts on the equator.
The capital city of Uganda, Kampala lies only 0.05 degrees north of the equator, which is only 5km or so. Macapa in Brazil is even closer, only 0.03 degrees north of the equator.
Belem, Brazil, lies about 160 km (or about 100 miles) south of the equator. There are many other places that are closer to the equator.
At Latitude 27 S, Brisbane lies roughly the same distance from the Equator as Miami Florida, Johannesburg or New Delhi.
If I am interpreting the question correctly, they fall more directly on Florida. If you imagine sun rays as arrows pointing directly from the sun to the earth, when they hit Ontario, they are at an angle because earth is a sphere. They hit florida more directly because florida lies closer to the equator, which is more perpendicular to the sun.
For as near as makes no difference, Quito lies on the equator. However to be exact, it lies 240 meters north of the equator
The tropic that lies 23.5 degrees south of the equator is Capricorn
the five countries that lies on the equator are brazil,arab,jamaica,west aferica,and arab
It lies to the south of the equator
A desert on the equator would be an anomaly as there are no deserts on the equator.
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The larger part of South America lies south of the equator, as does the smaller part of Africa.
The capital city of Uganda, Kampala lies only 0.05 degrees north of the equator, which is only 5km or so. Macapa in Brazil is even closer, only 0.03 degrees north of the equator.
The theoretical midpoint is 45 degrees North. The UK lies mostly at 55 degrees North, making it closer to the North Pole than it is to the Equator. That explains some of the weather.