the equator
noun
: an imaginary circle around the middle of the Earth that is the same distance from the North Pole and the South Pole
The city of Quito, Ecuador, lies very close to the equator.
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Venezuela is the northernmost country in South America, located in the Northern Hemisphere and north of the equator.
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Washington Examiner Staff, The Washington Examiner, 17 Feb. 2026
This means the poles are 'colder' than the equator due to the lack of energy being absorbed.
—Ron Smiley, CBS News, 17 Feb. 2026
These maps revealed that Jupiter is about 5 miles narrower at the equator and roughly 15 miles flatter at the poles than previously thought.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 5 Feb. 2026
However, the new measurements, courtesy of NASA's Juno spacecraft that is currently orbiting Jupiter, shaves about five miles (8 km) off the equator and about 15 miles (24 km) off at the poles.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 4 Feb. 2026
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Washington Examiner Staff, The Washington Examiner, 17 Feb. 2026
This means the poles are 'colder' than the equator due to the lack of energy being absorbed.
—Ron Smiley, CBS News, 17 Feb. 2026
These maps revealed that Jupiter is about 5 miles narrower at the equator and roughly 15 miles flatter at the poles than previously thought.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 5 Feb. 2026
However, the new measurements, courtesy of NASA's Juno spacecraft that is currently orbiting Jupiter, shaves about five miles (8 km) off the equator and about 15 miles (24 km) off at the poles.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 4 Feb. 2026
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“The equator.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20equator. Accessed 28 Feb. 2026.
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