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Arctic

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Tropic of Cancer (23½° N)

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PACIFIC OCEAN Arabian

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INDIAN OCEAN
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Kalahari Tanami
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SOUTHERN OCEAN
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Antarctic Circle (66½° S)

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Antarctica
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