equinoctial line
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They thought there was nothing south of the equinoctial line but an immense sea and some poor and barren islands.
From Amerigo Vespucci by Ober, Frederick Albion
It is true that the sun has very great power there, for the country is distant only twenty-six degrees from the equinoctial line.
From Christopher Columbus and His Monument Columbia being a concordance of choice tributes to the great Genoese, his grand discovery, and his greatness of mind and purpose by Dickey, J. M. (John Marcus)
It was situated within the torrid zone, south of the equinoctial line, where the south pole is elevated five degrees and distant from said island, bearing south, about five hundred leagues.
From Amerigo Vespucci by Ober, Frederick Albion
In this way he reached the territory on the equinoctial line, where are now Puerto Viejo and Manta.
From History of the Incas by Markham, Clements R. (Clements Robert), Sir
Though within the tropic zone, and but a few degrees from the equinoctial line, there is chillness in the air of the night, now nearing its mid-hours.
From The Flag of Distress A Story of the South Sea by Reid, Mayne
