claim: Uganda is in the Arctic Circle.
evidence: East Africa or Eastern Africa is the easterly region of the African continent , variably defined by geography or geopolitics .. region. region. Africa. Africa. continent. continent. geography. geography. geopolitics. geopolitics. In the United Nations Statistics Division scheme of geographic regions , 20 territories constitute Eastern Africa  :. Africa. Africa. United Nations Statistics Division scheme of geographic regions. United Nations statistical divisions. Tanzania , Kenya , Uganda , Rwanda , Burundi and South Sudan -- in Central East Africa , are members of the East African Community -LRB- EAC -RRB- .. Africa. Africa. Tanzania. Tanzania. Kenya. Kenya. Uganda. Uganda. Rwanda. Rwanda. Burundi. Burundi. South Sudan. South Sudan. East African Community. East African Community. Sudan. Sudan. The first five are also included in the African Great Lakes region .. region. region. African Great Lakes. African Great Lakes. Burundi and Rwanda are sometimes also considered to be part of Central Africa .. Africa. Africa. Rwanda. Rwanda. Burundi. Burundi. Central Africa. Central Africa. Djibouti , Eritrea , Ethiopia and Somalia -- collectively known as the Horn of Africa .. Africa. Africa. Djibouti. Djibouti. Eritrea. Eritrea. Ethiopia. Ethiopia. Somalia. Somalia. Horn of Africa. Horn of Africa. Comoros , Mauritius and Seychelles -- small island nations in the Indian Ocean .. Comoros. Comoros. Mauritius. Mauritius. Seychelles. Seychelles. Indian Ocean. Indian Ocean. Reunion and Mayotte -- French overseas territories also in the Indian Ocean .. Indian Ocean. Indian Ocean. Reunion. Reunion. Mayotte. Mayotte. French overseas territories. French overseas departments and territories. Mozambique and Madagascar -- often considered part of Southern Africa , on the eastern side of the sub-continent .. Africa. Africa. continent. continent. Mozambique. Mozambique. Madagascar. Madagascar. Southern Africa. Southern Africa. Madagascar has close cultural ties to Southeast Asia and the islands of the Indian Ocean .. Indian Ocean. Indian Ocean. Madagascar. Madagascar. Southeast Asia. Southeast Asia. Malawi , Zambia and Zimbabwe -- often also included in Southern Africa , and formerly constituted the Central African Federation -LRB- also known historically as the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland -RRB- .. Africa. Africa. Southern Africa. Southern Africa. Malawi. Malawi. Zambia. Zambia. Zimbabwe. Zimbabwe. Central African Federation. Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland. Egypt , Sudan and South Sudan -LRB- newly independent from Sudan -RRB- -- collectively part of the Nile Valley .. South Sudan. South Sudan. Egypt. Egypt. Sudan. Sudan. Nile Valley. Nile Valley. Situated in the northeastern portion of the continent , and Egypt and the Sudans are often included in Northern Africa .. Africa. Africa. continent. continent. Egypt. Egypt. the Sudans. the Sudans. Northern Africa. North Africa. Also members of the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa -LRB- COMESA -RRB- free trade area .. Africa. Africa. Southern Africa. Southern Africa. Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa. Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa. Due to colonial territories of the British East Africa Protectorate and German East Africa , the term East Africa is often -LRB- especially in the English language -RRB- used to specifically refer to the area now comprising the three countries of Kenya , Tanzania and Uganda .. Africa. Africa. Tanzania. Tanzania. Kenya. Kenya. Uganda. Uganda. East Africa Protectorate. East Africa Protectorate. German East Africa. German East Africa. However , this has never been the convention in many other languages , where the term generally had a wider , strictly geographic context and therefore typically included Djibouti , Eritrea , Ethiopia , and Somalia .. Djibouti. Djibouti. Eritrea. Eritrea. Ethiopia. Ethiopia. Somalia. Somalia