Ecuador, the name Ecuador is Spanish for "Equator" because the equator runs directly through Ecuador
Ecuador is closest. Ecuador is on the equator (that is why it is called Ecuador) , Guatemala isn't.
The equator passes through the countries of Ecuador, Columbia, Brazil, Gabon, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Kenya, Somalia, Indonesia, and the terrirorial waters of several South Pacific island nations.
Quito in Ecuador is closest to the equator. -------------------- It is no correct ; the town situated to the equator is Pontianak in Indonesia, West Kalimantan province, Borneo island. And it is not a small town: cca. 600 000 inhabitants.
San Marino
All of India is distinctly north of the equator. The towns of Nagercoil, Tuticorin, Tirunelveli, Trivandrum, and Neyyattinkara, at the southern tip of India, are in the part of the country nearest to the equator. The southernmost point on land, south of Nagercoil where Highway-47 approaches the seacoast and then abruptly turns north, is still about 560 miles north of the equator.
Ecuador is closest. Ecuador is on the equator (that is why it is called Ecuador) , Guatemala isn't.
The equator actually goes through Ecuador so its closer.
Yes. The Galapagos Islands make up part of the country of Ecuador. They are located approximately 1000 km west of the mainland of Ecuador.
The equator passes through the countries of Ecuador, Columbia, Brazil, Gabon, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Kenya, Somalia, Indonesia, and the terrirorial waters of several South Pacific island nations.
Quito in Ecuador is closest to the equator. -------------------- It is no correct ; the town situated to the equator is Pontianak in Indonesia, West Kalimantan province, Borneo island. And it is not a small town: cca. 600 000 inhabitants.
San Marino
That point appears to be so far out in the Pacific Ocean that it must certainly be in international waters. The nearest land is the Galapagos Islands, almost 700 miles to the east, and the point is about 1,500 miles due west of Quito, Ecuador.
The equator crosses 3 countries in South America, 6 countries in Africa, a countryin Asia, and the territorial waters of 3 or 4 Pacific island countries.Each of these has part of it on one side of the equator, another part of it on theother side of the equator, and territory that's right exactly on the equator. Soyou'd have to say that all 13 or 14 of them are tied for "nearest".
No, the nearest is in either Brazil or Mexico.
All of India is distinctly north of the equator. The towns of Nagercoil, Tuticorin, Tirunelveli, Trivandrum, and Neyyattinkara, at the southern tip of India, are in the part of the country nearest to the equator. The southernmost point on land, south of Nagercoil where Highway-47 approaches the seacoast and then abruptly turns north, is still about 560 miles north of the equator.
The Equator is equidistant from both poles.
The nearest point to the equator in Ireland is about 51° North of the equator, or about 3550 miles.