Quiz: Is This Spot North or South of the Equator?

One of the Seven Wonders of the World, this architectural masterpiece is just under 2,000 miles (3,023 kilometers) north of the equator in northern India.

The majority of the Maldives are on the north end of the equator, but a handful of atolls lie just south.

The 121-foot (36-meter) tall statue, located on a cliff in the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro, is in the Southern Hemisphere.

Although many countries straddle the equator, Pontianak is the only city in the world located directly on the invisible line. It's nicknamed "Equatorial City" (Kota Khatulistiwa).

The Mitad monument features a yellow line to denote the equator's location and attracts thousands of tourists each year. The spot was calculated by a French explorer in 1736. But GPS technology has now shown that the equator is actually 787.4 feet (240 meters) north of the line.

The Great Wall, which took more than 2,000 years to build, is north of the equator. Interestingly, the Wall is half the length of the equator, at 13,171 miles (21,196 kilometers).

One of the wonders of the world, Machu Picchu is 13.164 degrees south of the equator (910 miles or 1,464 kilometers from it). It is a hugely popular destination for thrill seekers.

The famed peak, which is 50 to 60 million years old, is only about 28 degrees north of the equator.

Known for its large, human-inspired statues, the isolated island is thousands of miles off the coast of Chile and is in the Southern Hemisphere.

Thirteen countries fit the bill: São Tomé and Principe, Gabon, Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Kenya, Somalia, Indonesia, Ecuador, Colombia, Brazil, the Maldives and Kiribati. The last two are island chains that don't touch the equator but water passing through them does.