equator
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High temperatures are nothing new in the west African nation, perched just above the equator.
From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026
Kourou's position close to the equator on the South American continent has some launch advantages, but European-built rockets must be shipped thousands of kilometres then reassembled, adding to logistical challenges.
From BBC • Feb. 23, 2026
Doing so leaves the equator unmoved while the further each region is from the equator the more it gets stretched out.
From Slate • Jan. 21, 2026
In the High North, satellites orbiting the equator can often be obscured by the curvature of the Earth, meaning fewer visible satellites than elsewhere on the planet.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 27, 2025
The universe would reach a maximum size at the equator and would contract with increasing imaginary time to a single point at the South Pole.
From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking
Vocabulary lists containing equator
Physical Geography - Introductory
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Weather and Climate - Introductory
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Human Geography - Middle School
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