answersLogoWhite

0

The Galapagos Islands are located directly on the Equator, so there is no specific direction from the Equator to the islands. They are situated approximately 600 miles off the coast of Ecuador in the Pacific Ocean.

User Avatar

AnswerBot

1y ago

What else can I help you with?

Continue Learning about Astronomy

Which direction do the equator and the prime meridian runs?

The equator runs West-East and the prime meridian (Greenwich meridian) runs North-South.


Do toilets spin backward south of the equator?

No, the direction in which toilets flush is not determined by the location of the equator. The direction of the spin is determined by the design of the toilet and the flow of water through the basin. It is a common misconception that toilets flush counterclockwise in the Northern Hemisphere and clockwise in the Southern Hemisphere due to the Coriolis effect, but in reality, this effect is too weak to influence the direction of toilet flushing.


Where does the noon sun fall during both equinoxes?

During the equinoxes, when the Sun is at its highest, it will be at a distance from the zenith which is the same as your geographical latitude, but in the opposite direction. For example, if you live 50 degrees north of the equator, the Sun will be 50 degrees south of the zenith at noon.


In what direction does the force produced by the Coriolis effect act?

The Coriolis effect is an apparent deflection of moving objects when they are viewed from a rotating reference frame. Perhaps the most commonly encountered rotating reference frame is the Earth. Moving objects on the surface of the Earth experience a Coriolis force, and appear to veer to the right in the northern hemisphere, and to the left in the southern. Exactly on the equator, motion east or west, remains (precariously) along the line of the equator. Initial motion of a pendulum in any other direction will lead to a motion in a loop. Movements of air in the atmosphere and water in the ocean are notable examples of this behavior: rather than flowing directly from areas of high pressure to low pressure, as they would on a non-rotating planet, winds and currents tend to flow to the right of this direction north of the equator, and to the left of this direction south of the equator. This effect is responsible for the rotation of large cyclones.


What is a north south line?

A north-south line is a line or direction that runs from the north to the south, or vice versa, on a map or globe. It is used in navigation to indicate orientations relative to the North and South Poles.

Related Questions

What direction would you steer your boat from the equator to get to the Galapagos Islands?

north


What direction would you steer a boat to travel from the Equator to the Galapagos Islands?

Ypu would go WEST


What is the name of the archipelago located at the equator west of Ecuador?

Galapagos Islands


Which countries do the galapagos islands belong?

On the Equator


What direction would you steer your boat to travel from the equator to the Galapagos islands?

That would depend on exactly where on the the equator you are. If you are on the equator by Brazil then you would have to steer south. If you are on the equator nea PNG the you have to steer east.


What islands lay off the west coast of the equator in south America?

Galapagos Islands


From Ecuador to Galapagos Islands what direction would you be going?

what direction would you steer your boat to travel from Ecuador to the galapagos islands, west.


Why does the Galapagos iSLANDS HAVE A WARMER CLIMATE THAN THE Falkland Islands?

The Galapagos islands are indeed cooler than the Falkland islands with the fact that the Falkland islands are further south of the equator


Name the latin American countries on the equator?

The Galapagos Islands.


The galapagos islands are on a blue line. what is the line called?

Equator


How close to the equator is the galapagos islands?

it depends of the equator but its about very close like a mile away


Which direction would you travel from Ecuador to Galapagos Islands?

If you are traveling from Ecuador to the Galapagos Islands you are going west.