Meridians are imaginary semi-circles that connect the north and south poles.
Parallels are imaginary full circles around the Earth, and every point on a parallel
is the same distance from a pole.
The equator is the longest parallel. Every point on it is equal distances from
both the north and south poles. The latitude of the equator is zero, and all
other latitudes are measured from it.
It is a meridian.
differences between equator and prime meridian
equator
Neither the equator or the prime meridian pass through Miami
differences between equator and prime meridian
no... The Prime Meridian is 0° longitude. The equator is 0° latitude.
The only one thing between a meridian and the equator that I can think of is distance. Of course the equator itself is a meridian in which case there is no distance between.
The equator runs West-East and the prime meridian (Greenwich meridian) runs North-South.
Meridian
Neither. Ireland is north of the equator and west of the prime meridian.
The Equator runs east-west and the prime meridian runs north-south.
The equator is the parallel of zero latitude.