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Equator
The equator is a major line of latitude located at 0 degrees latitude. It divides Earth into the Northern and Southern hemispheres.
2,635 Questions
What is the only ocean through which the equator does not pass?
The Equator does not pass through the Arctic Ocean or the Southern Ocean.
Why do you get more hours of daylight per day in the summer?
We more sun in summer, and more dark in winter.
Why equator is ideal basis for all latitudes?
Because its the foundation for the all latitudes and all latitudes start to originate up and down from the equator.
When you move away from the equator where do meridians go?
Meridians converge at the poles and intersect the equator at 90 degrees. They are all great circle lines called lines of longitude.
The equator is a line of latitude and the only line of latitude that is a great circle line. As you move away from the equator the lines of latitude describe smaller and smaller circles round the planet as you approach the poles.
What US state closest to the equator?
- Hagåtña, Guam
- Pago Pago, American Samoa
- Capital Hill, Northern Mariana Islands
- Charlotte Amalie, U. S. Virgin Islands
- San Juan, Puerto Rico
- Honolulu, Hawaii
- Austin, Texas
- Baton Rouge, Louisiana
- Tallahasse, Florida
- Jackson, Mississippi
- Montgomery, Alabama
- Phoenix, Arizona
- Atlanta, Georgia
- Columbia, South Carolina
- Little Rock, Arkansas
- Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
- Santa Fe, New Mexico
- Raleigh, North Carolina
- Nashville, Tennessee
- Richmond, Virginia
- Frankfort, Kentucky
- Charleston, West Virginia
- Sacramento, California
- Jefferson City, Missouri
- Washington, District of Columbia
- Annapolis, Maryland
- Topeka, Kansas
- Carson City, Nevada
- Dover, Delaware
- Denver, Colorado
- Indianapolis, Indiana
- Springfield, Illinois
- Columbus, Ohio
- Trenton, New Jersey
- Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
- Salt Lake City, Utah
- Lincoln, Nebraska
- Cheyenne, Wyoming
- Des Moines, Iowa
- Hartford, Connecticut
- Providence, Rhode Island
- Boston, Massachusetts
- Albany, New York
- Lansing, Michigan
- Madison, Wisconsin
- Concord, New Hampshire
- Boise, Idaho
- Montpelier, Vermont
- Augusta, Maine
- Pierre, South Dakota
- Saint Paul, Minnesota
- Salem, Oregon
- Helena, Montana
- Bismarck, North Dakota
- Olympia, Washington
- Juneau, Alaska
The following pairs of cities are less than 0.1 degree of latitude apart:
- Baton Rouge and Tallahassee
- Jackson and Montgomery
- Sacramento and Jefferson City
- Washington and Annapolis
- Annapolis and Topeka
- Carson City and Dover
- Denver and Indianapolis
- Denver and Springfield
- Indianapolis and Springfield
- Trenton and Harrisburg
- Salt Lake City and Lincoln
- Hartford and Providence
- Albany and Lansing
- Montpelier and Augusta
- Augusta and Pierre
- Saint Paul and Salem
Is the equator the same many miles as the as the prime meridian?
No. The equator is a full circle all the way around the Earth ...
about 24,900 miles (40,074 kilometers).
The Prime Meridian is a semi-circle between the north and south poles ...
about 12,409 miles (19,970 kilometers).
Is TajMahal located south of the equator?
The Taj Mahal is further north of the equater than Hong Kong and lies almost center between Hong Kong and San Diego if one were to line up all three cities by moving only their longitude.
coordinates:
27°10′29″N 78°02′32″E / 27.174799°N 78.042111°E
If you're asking about one of the seven wonder of the world, Taj Mahal is situated in India (Northern part) and is to the north of the equator.
3. Both North and South of the equator
What is the full name for the line under the equator?
The North Tropic Sun line is the Tropic of Cancer. The Tropic of Cancer is a line of latitude circling the Earth at approximately 23.5 degrees North of the equator. It is the Northern boundary of the tropics.
Which is the only ocean through which equator does not pass through?
The only ocean the equator does not pass through is the Arctic Ocean.
What is the farthes possible distance from the equator in therms of degree?
The farthest you can get from the equator is to stand on the north pole or the south pole.
The north pole is at 90 degrees north latitude. The south pole is at 90 degrees south latitude.
Which subregions does the equator cross?
Subregion that the equator cross is Central Africa.
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Is earth always warmest at equator and coldest at its poles?
No.
The Earth is warm at the equator but the hottest temperatures have not been recorded there but close to the "Tropics" (of Cancer and Capricorn) 23,4° North and South of the equator. The reason is that the direct rays of the Sun "linger" at these latitudes around the solstices (it is a sine function) and have more time to heat up the land there.
The coldest temperatures recorded are in the middle of large polar land masses which the Antarctic with the South Pole surely is one but not the North Pole there it does not get as cold as deep in Siberia (15° - 25° further south..
How far is teresina Brazil from the equator?
The best I can figure, it's approximately 351 miles (5.09 degrees south latitude x 69 miles per degree).
Which seven african countries does the Equator pass and small islands?
Sao Tome and Principe, Gabon, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Kenya, Somalia
What continent touches the equator and prime meridian?
South America - from the Galapagos Islands to one of the mouths of the Amazon River in Brazil
Africa - from Gabon to the very south of Somalia
Asia - from the islands off the coast of western Sumatra in Indonesia to islands east of the Sulawesi island in Indonesia
Oceania - where probably the Kiribati islands almost touches the equator
