Consider the following water bodies: 1. Lake Tanganyika 2. Lake Tonlé Sap 3. Patos Lagoon Through how many of them does the Equator ( 0 latitude) pass? |ForumIAS

[A] Only one

[B] Only two

[C] All three

[D] None

Answer: D

Notes:

Explanation:

Lake Tanganyika: Located in East Africa (between Tanzania, DRC, Zambia, and Burundi), situated entirely in the Southern Hemisphere between and (The Equator passes through Lake Victoria to its north).
Lake Tonlé Sap: Located in Cambodia (Southeast Asia) in the Northern Hemisphere ( latitude).
Patos Lagoon (Lagoa dos Patos): Located in southern Brazil (South America) at approximately latitude.