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The length of the day at equator is always 12 hrs as the angle of incidence of the Sun’s rays at the equator is constant.

Trans-Siberian Railway is a network of railways connecting Moscow with the Russian Far East and the Sea of Japan.

It is the longest railway in the world. There are branch lines to China through Mongolia and Manchuria, with service continuing to North Korea. It was built between 1891 and 1916 to connect Moscow with the Far-East city of Vladivostok. En route, it passes through the cities of Perm, Yekaterinburg, Omsk, Novosibirsk, Krasnoyarsk, Irkutsk, Chita and Khabarovsk.

The main route of the Trans-Siberian originates in Moscow at Yaroslavsky Vokzal, runs through Yaroslavl, Chelyabinsk, Omsk, Novosibirsk, Irkutsk, Ulan-Ude, Chita and Khabarovsk to Vladivostok via southern Siberia and was built from 1891 to 1916 under the supervision of government ministers of Russia who were personally appointed by Tsar Alexander III and by his son, Tsar Nicholas II.

Mercator’s projection is used for marine navigation due to the fact that it shows loxodromes as straight lines.

Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, “the District”, or simply D.C. is the capital of the United States. The Potomac River forms the District’s border with Virginia and has two major tributaries: the Anacostia River and Rock Creek.

The highest natural elevation in the District is 409 feet (125 m) above sea level at Fort Reno Park in upper northwest Washington. The lowest point is sea level at the Potomac River.