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The difference between any meridian and the equator:-

The Equator is an imaginary line of latitude (it goes round the middle of the Earth in the plane in which the Earth spins) it is also a "Great Circle" in that the plane of the equator passes through the middle of the Earth.

Meridians are imaginary lines of longitude (they pass through the North and South Poles of Earth and are therefore at 90 degrees to the plane in which the Earth spins). Meridians/lines of longitude are also "Great Circles".

The difference between the prime meridian and the equator:-

The Equator is 0 degrees latitude while the Prime Meridian is 0 degrees longitude.

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