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Also known as the equator, latitude 0 degrees S, circumference of the Earth, latitude 0 degrees N, equitorial, ecuatorial, ecuator, 0°N

thumb|150px|right|The equator (yellow line) at the December solstice. The direction of the Sun is to the left. thumb|upright=1.35|Countries and territories that are intersected by the equator (red) or the IERS Reference Meridian|Prime Meridian (blue), which intersect at "[[Null Island".]] The equator is the circle of latitude that divides Earth into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres. It is an imaginary line located at 0 degrees latitude, about in circumference, halfway between the North and South Poles. The term can also be used for any other celestial body that is roughly spherical.

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The equator is an imaginary line that circles Earth at 0 degrees latitude, dividing the planet into Northern and Southern Hemispheres and running halfway between the North and South Poles. It serves as a fundamental reference point for mapping and geographic organization, and the term can also apply to other roughly spherical celestial bodies.

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