the equator
noun
: an imaginary circle around the middle of the Earth that is the same distance from the North Pole and the South Pole
The city of Quito, Ecuador, lies very close to the equator.
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The Tava found on Pikes Peak would have formed close to the equator within the heart of an ancient continent named Laurentia, which gradually, over time and long tectonic cycles, moved into its current northerly position in North America today.
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Liam Courtney-Davies, Discover Magazine, 14 Nov. 2024
That chunk of the upper atmosphere can be more or less crowded based on variables like the season, time of day, or distance from the equator, all of which can eventually contribute to GPS accuracy errors.
—Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 13 Nov. 2024
The rolling hills of Laikipia, located on the equator, give way to the vast, desolate sand dunes of the Suguta Valley below, before lakes flooded with flamingos come into view.
—Shaun Stanley, Travel + Leisure, 5 Nov. 2024
In other words, the magnetic pole is buried inside the planet, somewhere between the cap and the equator.
—Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Nov. 2024
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Liam Courtney-Davies, Discover Magazine, 14 Nov. 2024
That chunk of the upper atmosphere can be more or less crowded based on variables like the season, time of day, or distance from the equator, all of which can eventually contribute to GPS accuracy errors.
—Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 13 Nov. 2024
The rolling hills of Laikipia, located on the equator, give way to the vast, desolate sand dunes of the Suguta Valley below, before lakes flooded with flamingos come into view.
—Shaun Stanley, Travel + Leisure, 5 Nov. 2024
In other words, the magnetic pole is buried inside the planet, somewhere between the cap and the equator.
—Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Nov. 2024
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“The equator.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20equator. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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