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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The bulk of the rest is grown in places with similar climates not far from the equator, such as Indonesia and Ecuador.
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Ayurella Horn-Muller, WIRED, 22 Feb. 2025
Similarly old fossils have all been unearthed in countries located south of the equator including Argentina, Brazil, and Zimbabwe, but there are likely even older specimens that have not been uncovered yet.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 23 Jan. 2025
The eruption in question presumably took place around the equator somewhere and can be dated relatively precisely to around 2900 B.C., thanks to the ice cores.
—Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 16 Jan. 2025
It is well recognized that countries around the equator produce the least carbon yet are the most vulnerable to climate damage from heat, drought and agricultural impact.
—Patrick Casey, Debra Fiser, Whit Hall and Gary Wheeler Special To The Democrat-Gazette, arkansasonline.com, 9 Feb. 2025
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Ayurella Horn-Muller, WIRED, 22 Feb. 2025
Similarly old fossils have all been unearthed in countries located south of the equator including Argentina, Brazil, and Zimbabwe, but there are likely even older specimens that have not been uncovered yet.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 23 Jan. 2025
The eruption in question presumably took place around the equator somewhere and can be dated relatively precisely to around 2900 B.C., thanks to the ice cores.
—Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 16 Jan. 2025
It is well recognized that countries around the equator produce the least carbon yet are the most vulnerable to climate damage from heat, drought and agricultural impact.
—Patrick Casey, Debra Fiser, Whit Hall and Gary Wheeler Special To The Democrat-Gazette, arkansasonline.com, 9 Feb. 2025
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