The Equator lies at latitude 0⁰ and is the only line of latitude that forms a great circle. The imaginary circle created by projecting the earth’s equator onto the sky is called the celestial equator.
The equator cuts through the land and/or territorial waters of the following countries:
- São Tomé and Príncipe;
- Gabon;
- Republic of Congo;
- Democratic Republic of the Congo;
- Uganda;
- Kenya;
- Somalia;
- Maldives;
- Indonesia;
- Kiribati;
- Ecuador;
- Colombia;
- Brazil.
And here is the Kenyan equator:
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Posted as part of Frizztext’s Tagged L Challenge and Alphabe Thursday.
I love the last photograph…
That is one line I would like to cross!
Thanks for linking to the letter “L”.
A+
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Very cool!
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Cool (ok more like hot) entry for the letter L♪ http://lauriekazmierczak.com/love-divine-all-loves-excelling%E2%99%AA/
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Interesting interpretation of the letter !
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love it! great idea for l
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Very informative post and neat photos for L ~ thanks,
carol, xxx
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Clever choice.
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Like so much!
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Latitude Zero = a guarantee for sun!
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