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The circumference of the earth at the equator is 40,075.16 kilometers or 24,901.55 miles.

The shorter circumference of the earth over the poles is 40,007.86 kilometers or 24,859.73 miles.

The difference is 67.3 kilometers or 41.82 miles.

This shape is known as an ellipsoid or more properly, a geoid (earth-like).

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