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equatorial

[ee-kwuh-tawr-ee-uhl, ek-wuh-] / ˌi kwəˈtɔr i əl, ˌɛk wə- /
ADJECTIVE
tropical
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Stronger geomagnetic storms allow the lights to reach increasingly equatorial regions.

From Science Daily

It is characterized by below-average sea surface temperatures in the central and east-central equatorial Pacific.

From Los Angeles Times

But it said satellite surveillance has significant blind spots, such as equatorial regions, offshore areas and the main Russian oil- and gas-producing areas.

From Scientific American

Some of the biggest decreases in mild night weather came in grasslands and savannas in equatorial South America and Africa, grasslands across Asia, and Australia shrublands.

From Science Magazine

They took place almost every day the boat was in port in Mbandaka, an equatorial city surrounded by tropical forests.

From New York Times