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UPSC CSE 2025 · PYQ · World Geography / Lakes and Lagoons · medium

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

  1. A.Only one
  2. B.Only two
  3. C.All the three
  4. D.None✓ Correct

Explanation

Lake Tanganyika lies between approximately 3°S and 9°S in East Africa — south of the equator. Lake Tonlé Sap is in Cambodia, located around 12-13°N — well north of the equator. Patos Lagoon is in southern Brazil around 30-32°S — far south of the equator. The equator does not pass through any of these water bodies.
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