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Ecuador, the name Ecuador is Spanish for "Equator" because the equator runs directly through Ecuador

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Which country is nearest the equator Guatemala or Ecuador?

Ecuador is closest. Ecuador is on the equator (that is why it is called Ecuador) , Guatemala isn't.


Which country is nearest to equator in latitude?

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.


Is Guatamala or Ecuador nearest to the equator?

The equator actually goes through Ecuador so its closer.


Which country is nearest to equator?

San Marino


What country is the nearest to the Galapagos island?

Yes. The Galapagos Islands make up part of the country of Ecuador. They are located approximately 1000 km west of the mainland of Ecuador.


Nearest city to equator?

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.


What country is located 100 degrees west and on the equator?

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.


Which country is the nearest to the equator?

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".


HSBC in Ecuador?

No, the nearest is in either Brazil or Mexico.


Which Indian city is nearest to the equator?

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.


Is the south pole nearest to the Equator?

The Equator is equidistant from both poles.


What capital city is located nearest the equator?

If you are talking about in the world it would be: Quito, Ecuador. It's closest to the equator (0º14'S / 78º30'W) The capital city Quito, in Ecuador, is centered just 15 miles (25 km) south of the equator, and extends to within 6/10 of a mile (1 km) of the zero latitude line. If you are talking about the United States it would be: Honolulu, Hawaii (21.3069° N /157.8583° W) Honolulu is 1,472.17 mi (2,369.23 km) north of the equator\