No, the equator circles the earth at its widest point
The equator is at 0 degrees latitude, which means it is the line that divides the Earth into the Northern Hemisphere and the Southern Hemisphere. It is the widest part of Earth's surface, and the only line of latitude that is a great circle.
The equator
The equator, or line of zero latitude, runs around the Earth at its widest point.
Every point on the Trpic of Capricorn OR the Tropic of Cancer is about 2,608 km from the equator. Every point on the Arctic Circle or the Antarctic Circle is about 2,608 km from the north or south pole respectivly.
The Antarctic Circle is located south of the equator. It marks the southernmost point where the sun is visible on the winter solstice.
The celestial equator is an imaginary circle created by extending Earth's equator into space. Zenith is an imaginary point in the sky directly above and observer on earth.
The reason is because it is in the middle of the earth so it makes the biggest, most round circle, (around the Earth). it has the farthest to go around thus creating a perfectly round circle of latitude around Earth........................(i'm 13)
The equator is at 0 degrees latitude, which means it is the line that divides the Earth into the Northern Hemisphere and the Southern Hemisphere. It is the widest part of Earth's surface, and the only line of latitude that is a great circle.
The imaginary circle around the earth that divides it into two halves is called the Equator. It is located at 0 degrees latitude and serves as the starting point for measuring latitude.
The equator
The equator is the imaginary line that divides the Earth in half. It is a circle around the Earth at its widest point, equidistant from both poles. The bulge of the planet at the equator is cause by the Earth's rotation, as is the corresponding flattening at the poles.The Equator, Ecuador is located right on the line, which is where it gets its name from.Equator
A point on the equator has to turn through almost 25,000 miles in a day. A point 100 feet from the north pole only has to turn through about 314 feet in a day.
Mexico's narrowest point is known as the Isthmus of Tehuantepec. At its narrowest point, it stretches for 200 Km (124 miles), separating the Gulf of Mexico and the Pacific Ocean.
No. The plane of any satellite orbit has to include the center of the earth, so the ground-track of the orbit would be great circle on the earth if the planet didn't rotate. Another way to visualize it: For every point in a satellite orbit that's north of the equator, there has to be a point south of the equator. (Technically, this is only true for circular orbits, but conceptually it's a good way to get the point across.)
The equator, or line of zero latitude, runs around the Earth at its widest point.
The narrowest point of the Tennessee River is 10 1/2 ft wide.
Every point on the Trpic of Capricorn OR the Tropic of Cancer is about 2,608 km from the equator. Every point on the Arctic Circle or the Antarctic Circle is about 2,608 km from the north or south pole respectivly.