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equator

Great circle that divides a spheroid into northern and southern hemispheres, particularly that line for the planet Earth

Placegreat circle circle of latitude equatorQ23538

Also known as the equator · latitude 0 degrees S · circumference of the Earth · latitude 0 degrees N · equitorial · ecuatorial

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The equator is the circle of latitude that divides Earth into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres. It is an imaginary line located at 0 degrees latitude, about 21,639 nautical miles in circumference, located halfway between the North and South Poles. The term can also be used for any other celestial body that is roughly spherical.

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Different from: thermal equator
Length: 40,075 km
Geoshape: Data:Equator.map

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0.0000, 0.0000OpenStreetMap ↗

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