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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Those changes will be harshest in tropical regions of Southeast Asia, South America and Africa that are close to the equator, the study says.
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Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2025
In Saturation Point, Dr. Jasmine Marks leads a search and rescue mission into ‘The Zone’, a section of rainforest along the equator with a climate inhospitable to intelligent life.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 30 June 2025
But modern-day Earth’s atmosphere has proved inhospitable to the creatures, with many dying out or migrating to a tropical band around the equator that resembles their native Mesozoic Era climate.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 30 June 2025
June, July and August are prime winter months for bird hunting in the reversed seasons south of the equator.
—Chris Dorsey, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
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Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2025
In Saturation Point, Dr. Jasmine Marks leads a search and rescue mission into ‘The Zone’, a section of rainforest along the equator with a climate inhospitable to intelligent life.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 30 June 2025
But modern-day Earth’s atmosphere has proved inhospitable to the creatures, with many dying out or migrating to a tropical band around the equator that resembles their native Mesozoic Era climate.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 30 June 2025
June, July and August are prime winter months for bird hunting in the reversed seasons south of the equator.
—Chris Dorsey, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
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“The equator.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20equator. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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