Arizona happens to be near one of the places in the Northern Hemisphere where all that sinking air winds up.

Arizona is: a U.S. state, a federal state of the United States of America. Location. Northern hemisphere. Western hemisphere.

Distances from Arizona Arizona is 2,352.56 mi (3,786.07 km) north of the equator, so it is located in the northern hemisphere. How far is it from Arizona to the South Pole? From Arizona to the South Pole, it is 8,570.71 mi (13,793.23 km) in the north.

Reykjavik

Can you name the closest capital cities to the South Pole?

Continent	Capital City	% Correct
Africa	Harare	67.5%
South America	Brasilia	67.1%
South America	Asuncion	66.1%
South America	La Paz	65.7%

Nauru

The most well-known example of a country with two capital cities is Bolivia. La Paz and Sucre are two cities that have agreed to divide the different parts of the government between them.

Chandigarh is located between the Punjab and Haryana, Punjab to its north and west and Haryana to its east and south. The city is situated at the foot of Shivalik ranges of Himalayas. Chandigarh has no river but it has large lake, Sukhana.

10) Salton Trough

Thirty-Three Countries with Land Areas Below Sea Level
Country	Below Sea Level Location	Elevation
United States	Death Valley	86 meters below sea level
Eritrea	near Kulul within the Denakil Depression	75 meters below sea level
Morocco	Sebkha Tah	55 meters below sea level

This statistic displays the countries with the greatest range between their highest and lowest elevation points. China and Nepal share the highest elevation point worldwide, which ascends to an amount of 8848 meters above sea level.

Lesotho

The Netherlands, 30 meters (98 feet) The Netherlands are a country found in Western Europe, famously known as one of the “low countries”.

Texas lies low along the Gulf of Mexico where it’s lowest points are at sea level. It’s higher elevations rise in the west, in the Guadalupe Mountain Range of the southern Rocky Mountains. Guadalupe Peak, at 8,749 above sea level, is located in Culberson County just ten miles from the New Mexico border.

Baku is the world’s lowest lying capital city (In fact, it is one of only two capital cities with an elevation officially below sea level, the other being Amsterdam.) It is also the largest city in the world with an elevation below sea level.

Elevation table

State federal district or territory	Highest point	Lowest elevation
Connecticut	Massachusetts border on the southern slope of Mount Frissell	sea level
Delaware	Near the Ebright Azimuth	sea level
District of Columbia	Fort Reno	1.0 ft 0.3 m
Florida	Britton Hill	sea level

Many small island nations will be catastrophically affected by sea-level rises in the future, including The Bahamas, which was devastated by Hurricane Dorian in 2019. Most of Grand Bahama, including Nassau (pictured), Abaco and Spanish Wells are projected to be underwater by 2050 because of climate change.

Technically, Chile is the country closest to Antarctica.

Ushuaia

Mauritius has not had a standing army since 1968. All military, police, and security functions are carried out by 10,000 active duty personnel under the command of the Commissioner of Police. The 8,000-member National Police Force is responsible for domestic law enforcement.

No mountains The highest country on Earth? That’s Bhutan, where the average altitude is a lofty 3,280 metres.

Believe it or not, Baku sits 28 metres below sea level, which makes it the world’s lowest lying capital city. (In fact, it is one of only two capital cities with an elevation officially below sea level, the other being Amsterdam.) It is also the largest city in the world with an elevation below sea level.

To keep from sinking into the sea, the Netherlands has been pumping water for centuries. Now, the foundations of houses are collapsing because of the lack of rainfall due to climate change.

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20 Galveston, Texas By 2060, nearly half of the livable land is likely to be flooded, and by 2100, over ninety percent will be underwater.