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== Equator ==
The '''Equator''' (/ɪˈkweɪ.tər/) is an imaginary line that divides the Earth into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres. It is the point from which latitude is calculated, with 0° latitude.

=== Etymology ===
The term "Equator" is derived from the Latin word "aequator", which means "equalizer". This is in reference to the fact that the length of day and night is nearly equal at the equator.

=== Related Terms ===
* [[Latitude]]: A geographic coordinate that specifies the north–south position of a point on the Earth's surface.
* [[Longitude]]: A geographic coordinate that specifies the east–west position of a point on the Earth's surface.
* [[Hemisphere]]: Half of a spherical or roughly spherical body or celestial sphere, divided by the equator or another arbitrary line.
* [[Tropic of Cancer]]: The most northerly circle of latitude on Earth at which the Sun can be directly overhead.
* [[Tropic of Capricorn]]: The southern counterpart of the Tropic of Cancer.
* [[Prime Meridian]]: The meridian in a geographic coordinate system at which longitude is defined to be 0°.

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[[Category:Cartography]]
[[Category:Earth]]

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