Where is the Coriolis Effect the largest ?
At the Equator
At the Tropic of Capricorn and Tropic of Cancer
At the North Pole
At 45 degree latitude in each hemisphere
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UPSC NDA-2 – 2024
The Coriolis Effect is an apparent force that deflects moving objects (like air currents, ocean currents, projectiles) due to the rotation of the Earth. The magnitude of the Coriolis force is proportional to the sine of the latitude. It is zero at the Equator (latitude 0 degrees) and maximum at the poles (latitude 90 degrees North and South), where sin(90) = 1.