Get The Equator

Because the Earth is nearly round, the equator receives direct light, and the poles receive slanted light, with a gradation in between. Due to the differential heating of the Earth's surface (unequal heating of all regions), it is always warmer at the equator than at the poles.

The Equator is an imaginary line around the center of the Earth, dividing it into the North and South Hemispheres. It is a special line of latitude, located halfway between the North and South Poles. The Earth is slightly wider at the Equator and the force of gravity is slightly less.

The name is derived from medieval Latin word aequator, in the phrase circulus aequator diei et noctis, meaning 'circle equalizing day and night', from the Latin word aequare 'make equal'.

It is halfway between the north pole and the south pole, at 0 degrees latitude. An equator divides the planet into a northern hemisphere and a southern hemisphere. Earth is widest at its Equator. The distance around Earth at the Equator, its circumference, is 40,075 kilometers (24,901 miles).

"For example, the famous Tyndall stone used for so many public buildings in Canada occurs only along the ancient equator from some 450 million years ago." Jin says an all-important factor to the discovery was the fact that today there are no hurricanes within 10 degrees latitude of the equator.

On and near the equator, sunlight comes from almost directly above every day all year round, the equator therefore has a stable, daytime temperature the whole year.

The Equator divides the Earth into northern and southern hemispheres, with both experiencing different amounts of daylight at different times. This, weather, climate and the seasons we experience are a result of the Earth's tilt on its axis and its orbit around the sun.

An equator divides the planet into a northern hemisphere and a southern hemisphere. Earth is widest at its Equator. The distance around Earth at the Equator, its circumference, is 40,075 kilometers (24,901 miles). Earth's diameter is also wider at the Equator, creating a phenomenon called an equatorial bulge.

The Equatorial areas are the warmest and the polar areas are the coldest across the year. Now let's take a look at things seasonally.