equator
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During this half of the voyage, as the ship approached the equator, it became clear that problems extended beyond a couple of isolated illnesses.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026
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
Researchers from Rice University used a climate model modified for Mars to explore whether lakes could have survived in places such as Gale Crater near the planet's equator.
From Science Daily • Feb. 6, 2026
It was, at the time, the largest African school below the equator, with more than a thousand students, both male and female.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
Vocabulary lists containing equator
Physical Geography - Introductory
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Human Geography - Middle School
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