The equator crosses through Africa, but it doesn't touch any part of the US.
But Africa is also more than three times the size of the US. There are places in the
US that are farther from the equator than any place in Africa is, but most of Africa's
Mediterranean coast is farther from the equator than maybe 40% of the US is.
We'll let you construct the Venn diagram.
If you are talking about the US, then Melbourne is considerably closer to the US state of Hawaii than Africa. If you are talking about the continent, then Melbourne is considerably closer to Africa.
Africa is closer to the equator than the United States. As a matter of fact the equator runs right through Africa.
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The Pacific Ocean is much wider.
The Pacific Ocean is much wider.
The Pacific ocean is much wider.