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href="https://als.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%84quator" title="Äquator – Alemannic" lang="gsw" hreflang="gsw" data-title="Äquator" data-language-autonym="Alemannisch" data-language-local-name="Alemannic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Alemannisch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ang mw-list-item"><a href="https://ang.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emnihtes_circul" title="Emnihtes circul – Old English" lang="ang" hreflang="ang" data-title="Emnihtes circul" data-language-autonym="Ænglisc" data-language-local-name="Old English" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ænglisc</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ar mw-list-item"><a href="https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AE%D8%B7_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%A1" title="خط الاستواء – Arabic" lang="ar" hreflang="ar" data-title="خط الاستواء" data-language-autonym="العربية" data-language-local-name="Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>العربية</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-an mw-list-item"><a href="https://an.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecuador_terrestre" title="Ecuador terrestre – Aragonese" lang="an" hreflang="an" data-title="Ecuador terrestre" data-language-autonym="Aragonés" data-language-local-name="Aragonese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Aragonés</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-as mw-list-item"><a href="https://as.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%B7%E0%A7%81%E0%A7%B1_%E0%A7%B0%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%96%E0%A6%BE" title="বিষুৱ ৰেখা – Assamese" lang="as" hreflang="as" data-title="বিষুৱ ৰেখা" data-language-autonym="অসমীয়া" data-language-local-name="Assamese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>অসমীয়া</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ast mw-list-item"><a href="https://ast.wikipedia.org/wiki/Llinia_ecuatorial" title="Llinia ecuatorial – Asturian" lang="ast" hreflang="ast" data-title="Llinia ecuatorial" data-language-autonym="Asturianu" data-language-local-name="Asturian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Asturianu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-az mw-list-item"><a href="https://az.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ekvator" title="Ekvator – Azerbaijani" lang="az" hreflang="az" data-title="Ekvator" data-language-autonym="Azərbaycanca" data-language-local-name="Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Azərbaycanca</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-azb mw-list-item"><a href="https://azb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA%D9%88%D8%A7_%D8%AE%D8%B7%DB%8C" title="استوا خطی – South Azerbaijani" lang="azb" hreflang="azb" data-title="استوا خطی" data-language-autonym="تۆرکجه" data-language-local-name="South Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>تۆرکجه</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ban mw-list-item"><a href="https://ban.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khatulistiwa" title="Khatulistiwa – Balinese" lang="ban" hreflang="ban" data-title="Khatulistiwa" data-language-autonym="Basa Bali" data-language-local-name="Balinese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Basa Bali</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bn mw-list-item"><a href="https://bn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%95%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B7%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%96%E0%A6%BE" title="নিরক্ষরেখা – Bangla" lang="bn" hreflang="bn" data-title="নিরক্ষরেখা" data-language-autonym="বাংলা" data-language-local-name="Bangla" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>বাংলা</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-zh-min-nan mw-list-item"><a href="https://zh-min-nan.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chhiah-t%C5%8D" title="Chhiah-tō – Minnan" lang="nan" hreflang="nan" data-title="Chhiah-tō" data-language-autonym="閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú" data-language-local-name="Minnan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-map-bms mw-list-item"><a href="https://map-bms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khatulistiwa" title="Khatulistiwa – Banyumasan" lang="jv-x-bms" hreflang="jv-x-bms" data-title="Khatulistiwa" data-language-autonym="Basa Banyumasan" data-language-local-name="Banyumasan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Basa Banyumasan</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ba mw-list-item"><a href="https://ba.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%AD%D0%BA%D0%B2%D0%B0%D1%82%D0%BE%D1%80" title="Экватор – Bashkir" lang="ba" hreflang="ba" data-title="Экватор" data-language-autonym="Башҡортса" data-language-local-name="Bashkir" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Башҡортса</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be mw-list-item"><a href="https://be.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%AD%D0%BA%D0%B2%D0%B0%D1%82%D0%B0%D1%80" title="Экватар – Belarusian" lang="be" hreflang="be" data-title="Экватар" data-language-autonym="Беларуская" data-language-local-name="Belarusian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Беларуская</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be-x-old mw-list-item"><a href="https://be-tarask.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A0%D0%BE%D1%9E%D0%BD%D1%96%D0%BA" title="Роўнік – Belarusian (Taraškievica orthography)" lang="be-tarask" hreflang="be-tarask" data-title="Роўнік" data-language-autonym="Беларуская (тарашкевіца)" data-language-local-name="Belarusian (Taraškievica orthography)" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Беларуская (тарашкевіца)</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bh mw-list-item"><a href="https://bh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%AC%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%A4_%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%96%E0%A4%BE" title="बिसुवत रेखा – Bhojpuri" lang="bh" hreflang="bh" data-title="बिसुवत रेखा" data-language-autonym="भोजपुरी" data-language-local-name="Bhojpuri" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>भोजपुरी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bcl mw-list-item"><a href="https://bcl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ekwador_(heograpiya)" title="Ekwador (heograpiya) – Central Bikol" lang="bcl" hreflang="bcl" data-title="Ekwador (heograpiya)" data-language-autonym="Bikol Central" data-language-local-name="Central Bikol" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bikol Central</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bg mw-list-item"><a href="https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%95%D0%BA%D0%B2%D0%B0%D1%82%D0%BE%D1%80" title="Екватор – Bulgarian" lang="bg" hreflang="bg" data-title="Екватор" data-language-autonym="Български" data-language-local-name="Bulgarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Български</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bs mw-list-item"><a href="https://bs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ekvator" title="Ekvator – Bosnian" lang="bs" hreflang="bs" data-title="Ekvator" data-language-autonym="Bosanski" data-language-local-name="Bosnian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bosanski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-br mw-list-item"><a href="https://br.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keheder" title="Keheder – Breton" lang="br" hreflang="br" data-title="Keheder" data-language-autonym="Brezhoneg" data-language-local-name="Breton" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Brezhoneg</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%C3%ADnia_equatorial" title="Línia equatorial – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Línia equatorial" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cv mw-list-item"><a href="https://cv.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%AD%D0%BA%D0%B2%D0%B0%D1%82%D0%BE%D1%80" title="Экватор – Chuvash" lang="cv" hreflang="cv" data-title="Экватор" data-language-autonym="Чӑвашла" data-language-local-name="Chuvash" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Чӑвашла</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ceb mw-list-item"><a href="https://ceb.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ekwador" title="Ekwador – Cebuano" lang="ceb" hreflang="ceb" data-title="Ekwador" data-language-autonym="Cebuano" data-language-local-name="Cebuano" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cebuano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rovn%C3%ADk" title="Rovník – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="Rovník" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sn mw-list-item"><a href="https://sn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muenzanisi" title="Muenzanisi – Shona" lang="sn" hreflang="sn" data-title="Muenzanisi" data-language-autonym="ChiShona" data-language-local-name="Shona" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ChiShona</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cy mw-list-item"><a href="https://cy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyhydedd" title="Cyhydedd – Welsh" lang="cy" hreflang="cy" data-title="Cyhydedd" data-language-autonym="Cymraeg" data-language-local-name="Welsh" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cymraeg</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-da mw-list-item"><a href="https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%86kvator" title="Ækvator – Danish" lang="da" hreflang="da" data-title="Ækvator" data-language-autonym="Dansk" data-language-local-name="Danish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dansk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-se mw-list-item"><a href="https://se.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ekv%C3%A1htor" title="Ekváhtor – Northern Sami" lang="se" hreflang="se" data-title="Ekváhtor" data-language-autonym="Davvisámegiella" data-language-local-name="Northern Sami" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Davvisámegiella</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%84quator" title="Äquator – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Äquator" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-dsb mw-list-item"><a href="https://dsb.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ekwator" title="Ekwator – Lower Sorbian" lang="dsb" hreflang="dsb" data-title="Ekwator" data-language-autonym="Dolnoserbski" data-language-local-name="Lower Sorbian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dolnoserbski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-et mw-list-item"><a href="https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ekvaator" title="Ekvaator – Estonian" lang="et" hreflang="et" data-title="Ekvaator" data-language-autonym="Eesti" data-language-local-name="Estonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Eesti</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-el mw-list-item"><a href="https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%99%CF%83%CE%B7%CE%BC%CE%B5%CF%81%CE%B9%CE%BD%CF%8C%CF%82" title="Ισημερινός – Greek" lang="el" hreflang="el" data-title="Ισημερινός" data-language-autonym="Ελληνικά" data-language-local-name="Greek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ελληνικά</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eo mw-list-item"><a href="https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ekvatoro" title="Ekvatoro – Esperanto" lang="eo" hreflang="eo" data-title="Ekvatoro" data-language-autonym="Esperanto" data-language-local-name="Esperanto" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Esperanto</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item"><a href="https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ekuatore" title="Ekuatore – Basque" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="Ekuatore" data-language-autonym="Euskara" data-language-local-name="Basque" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Euskara</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA%D9%88%D8%A7" title="استوا – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="استوا" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fo mw-list-item"><a href="https://fo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mi%C3%B0kringur" title="Miðkringur – Faroese" lang="fo" hreflang="fo" data-title="Miðkringur" data-language-autonym="Føroyskt" data-language-local-name="Faroese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Føroyskt</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fy mw-list-item"><a href="https://fy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evener" title="Evener – Western Frisian" lang="fy" hreflang="fy" data-title="Evener" data-language-autonym="Frysk" data-language-local-name="Western Frisian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Frysk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fur mw-list-item"><a href="https://fur.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecuat%C3%B4r" title="Ecuatôr – Friulian" lang="fur" hreflang="fur" data-title="Ecuatôr" data-language-autonym="Furlan" data-language-local-name="Friulian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Furlan</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ga mw-list-item"><a href="https://ga.wikipedia.org/wiki/Me%C3%A1nchiorcal" title="Meánchiorcal – Irish" lang="ga" hreflang="ga" data-title="Meánchiorcal" data-language-autonym="Gaeilge" data-language-local-name="Irish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Gaeilge</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gl mw-list-item"><a href="https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecuador_terrestre" title="Ecuador terrestre – Galician" lang="gl" hreflang="gl" data-title="Ecuador terrestre" data-language-autonym="Galego" data-language-local-name="Galician" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Galego</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hak mw-list-item"><a href="https://hak.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chhak-tho" title="Chhak-tho – Hakka Chinese" lang="hak" hreflang="hak" data-title="Chhak-tho" data-language-autonym="客家語 / Hak-kâ-ngî" data-language-local-name="Hakka Chinese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>客家語 / Hak-kâ-ngî</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EC%A0%81%EB%8F%84" title="적도 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="적도" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hy mw-list-item"><a href="https://hy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D5%80%D5%A1%D5%BD%D5%A1%D6%80%D5%A1%D5%AF%D5%A1%D5%AE" title="Հասարակած – Armenian" lang="hy" hreflang="hy" data-title="Հասարակած" data-language-autonym="Հայերեն" data-language-local-name="Armenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Հայերեն</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hi mw-list-item"><a href="https://hi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%AD%E0%A5%82%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%A7%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AF_%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%96%E0%A4%BE" title="भूमध्य रेखा – Hindi" lang="hi" hreflang="hi" data-title="भूमध्य रेखा" data-language-autonym="हिन्दी" data-language-local-name="Hindi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>हिन्दी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hsb mw-list-item"><a href="https://hsb.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ekwator" title="Ekwator – Upper Sorbian" lang="hsb" hreflang="hsb" data-title="Ekwator" data-language-autonym="Hornjoserbsce" data-language-local-name="Upper Sorbian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Hornjoserbsce</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hr mw-list-item"><a href="https://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ekvator" title="Ekvator – Croatian" lang="hr" hreflang="hr" data-title="Ekvator" data-language-autonym="Hrvatski" data-language-local-name="Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Hrvatski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-io mw-list-item"><a href="https://io.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equatoro" title="Equatoro – Ido" lang="io" hreflang="io" data-title="Equatoro" data-language-autonym="Ido" data-language-local-name="Ido" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ido</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ilo mw-list-item"><a href="https://ilo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ekuador" title="Ekuador – Iloko" lang="ilo" hreflang="ilo" data-title="Ekuador" data-language-autonym="Ilokano" data-language-local-name="Iloko" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ilokano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khatulistiwa" title="Khatulistiwa – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Khatulistiwa" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ia mw-list-item"><a href="https://ia.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equator" title="Equator – Interlingua" lang="ia" hreflang="ia" data-title="Equator" data-language-autonym="Interlingua" data-language-local-name="Interlingua" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Interlingua</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-is mw-list-item"><a href="https://is.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mi%C3%B0baugur" title="Miðbaugur – Icelandic" lang="is" hreflang="is" data-title="Miðbaugur" data-language-autonym="Íslenska" data-language-local-name="Icelandic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Íslenska</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equatore" title="Equatore – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Equatore" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%A7%D7%95_%D7%94%D7%9E%D7%A9%D7%95%D7%95%D7%94" title="קו המשווה – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="קו המשווה" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>עברית</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-jv mw-list-item"><a href="https://jv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katulistiwa" title="Katulistiwa – Javanese" lang="jv" hreflang="jv" data-title="Katulistiwa" data-language-autonym="Jawa" data-language-local-name="Javanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Jawa</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kn mw-list-item"><a href="https://kn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B2%B5%E0%B2%BF%E0%B2%B7%E0%B3%81%E0%B2%B5%E0%B2%A6%E0%B3%8D%E0%B2%B0%E0%B3%87%E0%B2%96%E0%B3%86" title="ವಿಷುವದ್ರೇಖೆ – Kannada" lang="kn" hreflang="kn" data-title="ವಿಷುವದ್ರೇಖೆ" data-language-autonym="ಕನ್ನಡ" data-language-local-name="Kannada" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ಕನ್ನಡ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ka mw-list-item"><a href="https://ka.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%83%94%E1%83%99%E1%83%95%E1%83%90%E1%83%A2%E1%83%9D%E1%83%A0%E1%83%98" title="ეკვატორი – Georgian" lang="ka" hreflang="ka" data-title="ეკვატორი" data-language-autonym="ქართული" data-language-local-name="Georgian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ქართული</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kk mw-list-item"><a href="https://kk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%AD%D0%BA%D0%B2%D0%B0%D1%82%D0%BE%D1%80" title="Экватор – Kazakh" lang="kk" hreflang="kk" data-title="Экватор" data-language-autonym="Қазақша" data-language-local-name="Kazakh" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Қазақша</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kw mw-list-item"><a href="https://kw.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kehysedh" title="Kehysedh – Cornish" lang="kw" hreflang="kw" data-title="Kehysedh" data-language-autonym="Kernowek" data-language-local-name="Cornish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kernowek</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sw mw-list-item"><a href="https://sw.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ikweta" title="Ikweta – Swahili" lang="sw" hreflang="sw" data-title="Ikweta" data-language-autonym="Kiswahili" data-language-local-name="Swahili" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kiswahili</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ht mw-list-item"><a href="https://ht.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ekwat%C3%A8_(liy_imajin%C3%A8)" title="Ekwatè (liy imajinè) – Haitian Creole" lang="ht" hreflang="ht" data-title="Ekwatè (liy imajinè)" data-language-autonym="Kreyòl ayisyen" data-language-local-name="Haitian Creole" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kreyòl ayisyen</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ku mw-list-item"><a href="https://ku.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ekvator" title="Ekvator – Kurdish" lang="ku" hreflang="ku" data-title="Ekvator" data-language-autonym="Kurdî" data-language-local-name="Kurdish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kurdî</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ky mw-list-item"><a href="https://ky.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%AD%D0%BA%D0%B2%D0%B0%D1%82%D0%BE%D1%80" title="Экватор – Kyrgyz" lang="ky" hreflang="ky" data-title="Экватор" data-language-autonym="Кыргызча" data-language-local-name="Kyrgyz" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Кыргызча</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lo mw-list-item"><a href="https://lo.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%BB%80%E0%BA%AA%E0%BA%B1%E0%BB%89%E0%BA%99%E0%BA%AA%E0%BA%B9%E0%BA%99%E0%BA%AA%E0%BA%B9%E0%BA%94" title="ເສັ້ນສູນສູດ – Lao" lang="lo" hreflang="lo" data-title="ເສັ້ນສູນສູດ" data-language-autonym="ລາວ" data-language-local-name="Lao" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ລາວ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-la mw-list-item"><a href="https://la.wikipedia.org/wiki/Circulus_aequinoctialis" title="Circulus aequinoctialis – Latin" lang="la" hreflang="la" data-title="Circulus aequinoctialis" data-language-autonym="Latina" data-language-local-name="Latin" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lv mw-list-item"><a href="https://lv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ekvators" title="Ekvators – Latvian" lang="lv" hreflang="lv" data-title="Ekvators" data-language-autonym="Latviešu" data-language-local-name="Latvian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latviešu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lb mw-list-item"><a href="https://lb.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equator" title="Equator – Luxembourgish" lang="lb" hreflang="lb" data-title="Equator" data-language-autonym="Lëtzebuergesch" data-language-local-name="Luxembourgish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lëtzebuergesch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lt mw-list-item"><a href="https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pusiaujas" title="Pusiaujas – Lithuanian" lang="lt" hreflang="lt" data-title="Pusiaujas" data-language-autonym="Lietuvių" data-language-local-name="Lithuanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lietuvių</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-li mw-list-item"><a href="https://li.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aevener" title="Aevener – Limburgish" lang="li" hreflang="li" data-title="Aevener" data-language-autonym="Limburgs" data-language-local-name="Limburgish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Limburgs</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ln mw-list-item"><a href="https://ln.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mamb%C3%A9nga_(monk%C9%94%CC%81l%C9%94%CC%81t%C9%94%CC%81)" title="Mambénga (monkɔ́lɔ́tɔ́) – Lingala" lang="ln" hreflang="ln" data-title="Mambénga (monkɔ́lɔ́tɔ́)" data-language-autonym="Lingála" data-language-local-name="Lingala" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lingála</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lmo mw-list-item"><a href="https://lmo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equatur" title="Equatur – Lombard" lang="lmo" hreflang="lmo" data-title="Equatur" data-language-autonym="Lombard" data-language-local-name="Lombard" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lombard</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hu mw-list-item"><a href="https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egyenl%C3%ADt%C5%91" title="Egyenlítő – Hungarian" lang="hu" hreflang="hu" data-title="Egyenlítő" data-language-autonym="Magyar" data-language-local-name="Hungarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Magyar</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mai mw-list-item"><a href="https://mai.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%AD%E0%A5%82%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%A7%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AF_%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%96%E0%A4%BE" title="भूमध्य रेखा – Maithili" lang="mai" hreflang="mai" data-title="भूमध्य रेखा" data-language-autonym="मैथिली" data-language-local-name="Maithili" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>मैथिली</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mk mw-list-item"><a href="https://mk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%95%D0%BA%D0%B2%D0%B0%D1%82%D0%BE%D1%80" title="Екватор – Macedonian" lang="mk" hreflang="mk" data-title="Екватор" data-language-autonym="Македонски" data-language-local-name="Macedonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Македонски</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mg mw-list-item"><a href="https://mg.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fehibe" title="Fehibe – Malagasy" lang="mg" hreflang="mg" data-title="Fehibe" data-language-autonym="Malagasy" data-language-local-name="Malagasy" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Malagasy</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ml mw-list-item"><a href="https://ml.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B4%AD%E0%B5%82%E0%B4%AE%E0%B4%A6%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%A7%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%AF%E0%B4%B0%E0%B5%87%E0%B4%96" title="ഭൂമദ്ധ്യരേഖ – Malayalam" lang="ml" hreflang="ml" data-title="ഭൂമദ്ധ്യരേഖ" data-language-autonym="മലയാളം" data-language-local-name="Malayalam" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>മലയാളം</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mr mw-list-item"><a href="https://mr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%B7%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%B5%E0%A5%83%E0%A4%A4%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A4" title="विषुववृत्त – Marathi" lang="mr" hreflang="mr" data-title="विषुववृत्त" data-language-autonym="मराठी" data-language-local-name="Marathi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>मराठी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-xmf mw-list-item"><a href="https://xmf.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%83%94%E1%83%99%E1%83%95%E1%83%90%E1%83%A2%E1%83%9D%E1%83%A0%E1%83%98" title="ეკვატორი – Mingrelian" lang="xmf" hreflang="xmf" data-title="ეკვატორი" data-language-autonym="მარგალური" data-language-local-name="Mingrelian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>მარგალური</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-arz mw-list-item"><a href="https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AE%D8%B7_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA%D9%88%D8%A7" title="خط الاستوا – Egyptian Arabic" lang="arz" hreflang="arz" data-title="خط الاستوا" data-language-autonym="مصرى" data-language-local-name="Egyptian Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>مصرى</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ms mw-list-item"><a href="https://ms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khatulistiwa" title="Khatulistiwa – Malay" lang="ms" hreflang="ms" data-title="Khatulistiwa" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Melayu" data-language-local-name="Malay" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Melayu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-min mw-list-item"><a href="https://min.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khatulistiwa" title="Khatulistiwa – Minangkabau" lang="min" hreflang="min" data-title="Khatulistiwa" data-language-autonym="Minangkabau" data-language-local-name="Minangkabau" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Minangkabau</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cdo mw-list-item"><a href="https://cdo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chi%C3%A1h-d%C3%B4%CC%A4" title="Chiáh-dô̤ – Mindong" lang="cdo" hreflang="cdo" data-title="Chiáh-dô̤" data-language-autonym="閩東語 / Mìng-dĕ̤ng-ngṳ̄" data-language-local-name="Mindong" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>閩東語 / Mìng-dĕ̤ng-ngṳ̄</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mdf mw-list-item"><a href="https://mdf.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%AD%D0%BA%D0%B2%D0%B0%D1%82%D0%BE%D1%80%D1%81%D1%8C" title="Экваторсь – Moksha" lang="mdf" hreflang="mdf" data-title="Экваторсь" data-language-autonym="Мокшень" data-language-local-name="Moksha" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Мокшень</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mn mw-list-item"><a href="https://mn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%AD%D0%BA%D0%B2%D0%B0%D1%82%D0%BE%D1%80" title="Экватор – Mongolian" lang="mn" hreflang="mn" data-title="Экватор" data-language-autonym="Монгол" data-language-local-name="Mongolian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Монгол</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-my mw-list-item"><a href="https://my.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%80%A1%E1%80%AE%E1%80%80%E1%80%BD%E1%80%B1%E1%80%90%E1%80%AC" title="အီကွေတာ – Burmese" lang="my" hreflang="my" data-title="အီကွေတာ" data-language-autonym="မြန်မာဘာသာ" data-language-local-name="Burmese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>မြန်မာဘာသာ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evenaar" title="Evenaar – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Evenaar" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ne mw-list-item"><a href="https://ne.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%AD%E0%A5%82%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%A7%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%96%E0%A4%BE" title="भूमध्यरेखा – Nepali" lang="ne" hreflang="ne" data-title="भूमध्यरेखा" data-language-autonym="नेपाली" data-language-local-name="Nepali" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>नेपाली</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E8%B5%A4%E9%81%93" title="赤道 – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="赤道" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-frr mw-list-item"><a href="https://frr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ekwaator" title="Ekwaator – Northern Frisian" lang="frr" hreflang="frr" data-title="Ekwaator" data-language-autonym="Nordfriisk" data-language-local-name="Northern Frisian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nordfriisk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-no mw-list-item"><a href="https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ekvator" title="Ekvator – Norwegian Bokmål" lang="nb" hreflang="nb" data-title="Ekvator" data-language-autonym="Norsk bokmål" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Bokmål" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk bokmål</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nn mw-list-item"><a href="https://nn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ekvator" title="Ekvator – Norwegian Nynorsk" lang="nn" hreflang="nn" data-title="Ekvator" data-language-autonym="Norsk nynorsk" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Nynorsk" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk nynorsk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-om mw-list-item"><a href="https://om.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mudhii_lafaa" title="Mudhii lafaa – Oromo" lang="om" hreflang="om" data-title="Mudhii lafaa" data-language-autonym="Oromoo" data-language-local-name="Oromo" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Oromoo</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-uz mw-list-item"><a href="https://uz.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ekvator" title="Ekvator – Uzbek" lang="uz" hreflang="uz" data-title="Ekvator" data-language-autonym="Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча" data-language-local-name="Uzbek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pa mw-list-item"><a href="https://pa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A8%AD%E0%A9%82-%E0%A8%AE%E0%A9%B1%E0%A8%A7_%E0%A8%B0%E0%A9%87%E0%A8%96%E0%A8%BE" title="ਭੂ-ਮੱਧ ਰੇਖਾ – Punjabi" lang="pa" hreflang="pa" data-title="ਭੂ-ਮੱਧ ਰੇਖਾ" data-language-autonym="ਪੰਜਾਬੀ" data-language-local-name="Punjabi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ਪੰਜਾਬੀ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pnb mw-list-item"><a href="https://pnb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AE%D8%B7_%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA%D9%88%D8%A7" title="خط استوا – Western Punjabi" lang="pnb" hreflang="pnb" data-title="خط استوا" data-language-autonym="پنجابی" data-language-local-name="Western Punjabi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>پنجابی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-blk mw-list-item"><a href="https://blk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%80%A1%E1%80%AE%E1%80%80%E1%80%BD%E1%80%B1%E1%80%90%E1%80%AC" title="အီကွေတာ – Pa'O" lang="blk" hreflang="blk" data-title="အီကွေတာ" data-language-autonym="ပအိုဝ်ႏဘာႏသာႏ" data-language-local-name="Pa'O" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ပအိုဝ်ႏဘာႏသာႏ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ps mw-list-item"><a href="https://ps.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AF_%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA%D9%88%D8%A7_%DA%A9%D8%B1%DA%9A%D9%87" title="د استوا کرښه – Pashto" lang="ps" hreflang="ps" data-title="د استوا کرښه" data-language-autonym="پښتو" data-language-local-name="Pashto" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>پښتو</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-km mw-list-item"><a href="https://km.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%9E%81%E1%9F%92%E1%9E%9F%E1%9F%82%E1%9E%A2%E1%9F%81%E1%9E%80%E1%9F%92%E1%9E%9C%E1%9E%B6%E1%9E%91%E1%9F%90%E1%9E%9A" title="ខ្សែអេក្វាទ័រ – Khmer" lang="km" hreflang="km" data-title="ខ្សែអេក្វាទ័រ" data-language-autonym="ភាសាខ្មែរ" data-language-local-name="Khmer" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ភាសាខ្មែរ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nds mw-list-item"><a href="https://nds.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%84quater" title="Äquater – Low German" lang="nds" hreflang="nds" data-title="Äquater" data-language-autonym="Plattdüütsch" data-language-local-name="Low German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Plattdüütsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/R%C3%B3wnik" title="Równik – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="Równik" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Polski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linha_do_equador" title="Linha do equador – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="Linha do equador" data-language-autonym="Português" data-language-local-name="Portuguese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Português</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ro mw-list-item"><a href="https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecuator" title="Ecuator – Romanian" lang="ro" hreflang="ro" data-title="Ecuator" data-language-autonym="Română" data-language-local-name="Romanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Română</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-qu mw-list-item"><a href="https://qu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chawpipacha" title="Chawpipacha – Quechua" lang="qu" hreflang="qu" data-title="Chawpipacha" data-language-autonym="Runa Simi" data-language-local-name="Quechua" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Runa Simi</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-rue mw-list-item"><a href="https://rue.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%95%D0%BA%D0%B2%D0%B0%D1%82%D0%BE%D1%80" title="Екватор – Rusyn" lang="rue" hreflang="rue" data-title="Екватор" data-language-autonym="Русиньскый" data-language-local-name="Rusyn" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Русиньскый</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ru mw-list-item"><a href="https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%AD%D0%BA%D0%B2%D0%B0%D1%82%D0%BE%D1%80" title="Экватор – Russian" lang="ru" hreflang="ru" data-title="Экватор" data-language-autonym="Русский" data-language-local-name="Russian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Русский</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sah mw-list-item"><a href="https://sah.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%AD%D0%BA%D0%B2%D0%B0%D1%82%D0%BE%D1%80" title="Экватор – Yakut" lang="sah" hreflang="sah" data-title="Экватор" data-language-autonym="Саха тыла" data-language-local-name="Yakut" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Саха тыла</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sat mw-list-item"><a href="https://sat.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%B1%B5%E1%B1%A4%E1%B1%A5%E1%B1%A9%E1%B1%B5%E1%B1%9A%E1%B1%9B_%E1%B1%9C%E1%B1%9F%E1%B1%A8" title="ᱵᱤᱥᱩᱵᱚᱛ ᱜᱟᱨ – Santali" lang="sat" hreflang="sat" data-title="ᱵᱤᱥᱩᱵᱚᱛ ᱜᱟᱨ" data-language-autonym="ᱥᱟᱱᱛᱟᱲᱤ" data-language-local-name="Santali" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ᱥᱟᱱᱛᱟᱲᱤ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-skr mw-list-item"><a href="https://skr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AE%D8%B7_%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA%D9%88%D8%A7" title="خط استوا – Saraiki" lang="skr" hreflang="skr" data-title="خط استوا" data-language-autonym="سرائیکی" data-language-local-name="Saraiki" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>سرائیکی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sc mw-list-item"><a href="https://sc.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecuadore" title="Ecuadore – Sardinian" lang="sc" hreflang="sc" data-title="Ecuadore" data-language-autonym="Sardu" data-language-local-name="Sardinian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Sardu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-stq mw-list-item"><a href="https://stq.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%84quator" title="Äquator – Saterland Frisian" lang="stq" hreflang="stq" data-title="Äquator" data-language-autonym="Seeltersk" data-language-local-name="Saterland Frisian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Seeltersk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sq mw-list-item"><a href="https://sq.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ekuatori" title="Ekuatori – Albanian" lang="sq" hreflang="sq" data-title="Ekuatori" data-language-autonym="Shqip" data-language-local-name="Albanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Shqip</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-scn mw-list-item"><a href="https://scn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iquaturi_(tirrestri)" title="Iquaturi (tirrestri) – Sicilian" lang="scn" hreflang="scn" data-title="Iquaturi (tirrestri)" data-language-autonym="Sicilianu" data-language-local-name="Sicilian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Sicilianu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-si mw-list-item"><a href="https://si.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B7%83%E0%B6%B8%E0%B6%9A%E0%B6%BA" title="සමකය – Sinhala" lang="si" hreflang="si" data-title="සමකය" data-language-autonym="සිංහල" data-language-local-name="Sinhala" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>සිංහල</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-simple mw-list-item"><a href="https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equator" title="Equator – Simple English" lang="en-simple" hreflang="en-simple" data-title="Equator" data-language-autonym="Simple English" data-language-local-name="Simple English" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Simple English</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sd mw-list-item"><a href="https://sd.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A8%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%A8%D8%B1%D9%8A_%DA%A6%D8%A7%DA%AA" title="برابري ڦاڪ – Sindhi" lang="sd" hreflang="sd" data-title="برابري ڦاڪ" data-language-autonym="سنڌي" data-language-local-name="Sindhi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>سنڌي</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sk mw-list-item"><a href="https://sk.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rovn%C3%ADk" title="Rovník – Slovak" lang="sk" hreflang="sk" data-title="Rovník" data-language-autonym="Slovenčina" data-language-local-name="Slovak" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Slovenčina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sl mw-list-item"><a href="https://sl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ekvator" title="Ekvator – Slovenian" lang="sl" hreflang="sl" data-title="Ekvator" data-language-autonym="Slovenščina" data-language-local-name="Slovenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Slovenščina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-szl mw-list-item"><a href="https://szl.wikipedia.org/wiki/R%C5%8Dwnik" title="Rōwnik – Silesian" lang="szl" hreflang="szl" data-title="Rōwnik" data-language-autonym="Ślůnski" data-language-local-name="Silesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ślůnski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-so mw-list-item"><a href="https://so.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dhulbare" title="Dhulbare – Somali" lang="so" hreflang="so" data-title="Dhulbare" data-language-autonym="Soomaaliga" data-language-local-name="Somali" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Soomaaliga</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ckb mw-list-item"><a href="https://ckb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%DA%BE%DB%8E%DA%B5%DB%8C_%DA%A9%DB%95%D9%85%DB%95%D8%B1%DB%95%DB%8C%DB%8C" title="ھێڵی کەمەرەیی – Central Kurdish" lang="ckb" hreflang="ckb" data-title="ھێڵی کەمەرەیی" data-language-autonym="کوردی" data-language-local-name="Central Kurdish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>کوردی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sr mw-list-item"><a href="https://sr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%95%D0%BA%D0%B2%D0%B0%D1%82%D0%BE%D1%80" title="Екватор – Serbian" lang="sr" hreflang="sr" data-title="Екватор" data-language-autonym="Српски / srpski" data-language-local-name="Serbian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Српски / srpski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sh mw-list-item"><a href="https://sh.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ekvator" title="Ekvator – Serbo-Croatian" lang="sh" hreflang="sh" data-title="Ekvator" data-language-autonym="Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски" data-language-local-name="Serbo-Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-su mw-list-item"><a href="https://su.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hatulistiwa" title="Hatulistiwa – Sundanese" lang="su" hreflang="su" data-title="Hatulistiwa" data-language-autonym="Sunda" data-language-local-name="Sundanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Sunda</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fi mw-list-item"><a href="https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/P%C3%A4iv%C3%A4ntasaaja" title="Päiväntasaaja – Finnish" lang="fi" hreflang="fi" data-title="Päiväntasaaja" data-language-autonym="Suomi" data-language-local-name="Finnish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Suomi</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sv mw-list-item"><a href="https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ekvator" title="Ekvator – Swedish" lang="sv" hreflang="sv" data-title="Ekvator" data-language-autonym="Svenska" data-language-local-name="Swedish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Svenska</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tl mw-list-item"><a href="https://tl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ekwador" title="Ekwador – Tagalog" lang="tl" hreflang="tl" data-title="Ekwador" data-language-autonym="Tagalog" data-language-local-name="Tagalog" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Tagalog</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ta mw-list-item"><a href="https://ta.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%AE%A8%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%B2%E0%AE%A8%E0%AE%9F%E0%AF%81%E0%AE%95%E0%AF%8D_%E0%AE%95%E0%AF%8B%E0%AE%9F%E0%AF%81" title="நிலநடுக் கோடு – Tamil" lang="ta" hreflang="ta" data-title="நிலநடுக் கோடு" data-language-autonym="தமிழ்" data-language-local-name="Tamil" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>தமிழ்</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-shi mw-list-item"><a href="https://shi.wikipedia.org/wiki/A%E1%B8%8D%E1%B9%9Bf_n_urggag" title="Aḍṛf n urggag – Tachelhit" lang="shi" hreflang="shi" data-title="Aḍṛf n urggag" data-language-autonym="Taclḥit" data-language-local-name="Tachelhit" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Taclḥit</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kab mw-list-item"><a href="https://kab.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asebges" title="Asebges – Kabyle" lang="kab" hreflang="kab" data-title="Asebges" data-language-autonym="Taqbaylit" data-language-local-name="Kabyle" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Taqbaylit</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tt mw-list-item"><a href="https://tt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ekvator" title="Ekvator – Tatar" lang="tt" hreflang="tt" data-title="Ekvator" data-language-autonym="Татарча / tatarça" data-language-local-name="Tatar" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Татарча / tatarça</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-te mw-list-item"><a href="https://te.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B0%AD%E0%B1%82%E0%B0%AE%E0%B0%A7%E0%B1%8D%E0%B0%AF_%E0%B0%B0%E0%B1%87%E0%B0%96" title="భూమధ్య రేఖ – Telugu" lang="te" hreflang="te" data-title="భూమధ్య రేఖ" data-language-autonym="తెలుగు" data-language-local-name="Telugu" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>తెలుగు</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-th mw-list-item"><a href="https://th.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B9%80%E0%B8%AA%E0%B9%89%E0%B8%99%E0%B8%A8%E0%B8%B9%E0%B8%99%E0%B8%A2%E0%B9%8C%E0%B8%AA%E0%B8%B9%E0%B8%95%E0%B8%A3" title="เส้นศูนย์สูตร – Thai" lang="th" hreflang="th" data-title="เส้นศูนย์สูตร" data-language-autonym="ไทย" data-language-local-name="Thai" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ไทย</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tg mw-list-item"><a href="https://tg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%98%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B8%D0%B2%D0%BE" title="Истиво – Tajik" lang="tg" hreflang="tg" data-title="Истиво" data-language-autonym="Тоҷикӣ" data-language-local-name="Tajik" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Тоҷикӣ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tr mw-list-item"><a href="https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ekvator" title="Ekvator – Turkish" lang="tr" hreflang="tr" data-title="Ekvator" data-language-autonym="Türkçe" data-language-local-name="Turkish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Türkçe</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-uk mw-list-item"><a href="https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%95%D0%BA%D0%B2%D0%B0%D1%82%D0%BE%D1%80" title="Екватор – Ukrainian" lang="uk" hreflang="uk" data-title="Екватор" data-language-autonym="Українська" data-language-local-name="Ukrainian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Українська</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ur mw-list-item"><a href="https://ur.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AE%D8%B7_%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA%D9%88%D8%A7" title="خط استوا – Urdu" lang="ur" hreflang="ur" data-title="خط استوا" data-language-autonym="اردو" data-language-local-name="Urdu" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>اردو</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-vec mw-list-item"><a href="https://vec.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equatore" title="Equatore – Venetian" lang="vec" hreflang="vec" data-title="Equatore" data-language-autonym="Vèneto" data-language-local-name="Venetian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Vèneto</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-vi mw-list-item"><a href="https://vi.wikipedia.org/wiki/X%C3%ADch_%C4%91%E1%BA%A1o" title="Xích đạo – Vietnamese" lang="vi" hreflang="vi" data-title="Xích đạo" data-language-autonym="Tiếng Việt" data-language-local-name="Vietnamese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Tiếng Việt</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-vo mw-list-item"><a href="https://vo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kveator" title="Kveator – Volapük" lang="vo" hreflang="vo" data-title="Kveator" data-language-autonym="Volapük" data-language-local-name="Volapük" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Volapük</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-vls mw-list-item"><a href="https://vls.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eevnoare" title="Eevnoare – West Flemish" lang="vls" hreflang="vls" data-title="Eevnoare" data-language-autonym="West-Vlams" data-language-local-name="West Flemish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>West-Vlams</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-war mw-list-item"><a href="https://war.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ekwador" title="Ekwador – Waray" lang="war" hreflang="war" data-title="Ekwador" data-language-autonym="Winaray" data-language-local-name="Waray" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Winaray</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-wo mw-list-item"><a href="https://wo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yamoo" title="Yamoo – Wolof" lang="wo" hreflang="wo" data-title="Yamoo" data-language-autonym="Wolof" data-language-local-name="Wolof" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Wolof</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-wuu mw-list-item"><a href="https://wuu.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E8%B5%A4%E9%81%93" title="赤道 – Wu" lang="wuu" hreflang="wuu" data-title="赤道" data-language-autonym="吴语" data-language-local-name="Wu" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>吴语</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-yi mw-list-item"><a href="https://yi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%A2%D7%A7%D7%95%D7%95%D7%90%D7%98%D7%90%D7%A8" title="עקוואטאר – Yiddish" lang="yi" hreflang="yi" data-title="עקוואטאר" data-language-autonym="ייִדיש" data-language-local-name="Yiddish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ייִדיש</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-zh-yue mw-list-item"><a href="https://zh-yue.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E8%B5%A4%E9%81%93" title="赤道 – Cantonese" lang="yue" hreflang="yue" data-title="赤道" data-language-autonym="粵語" data-language-local-name="Cantonese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>粵語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-diq mw-list-item"><a href="https://diq.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ekwator" title="Ekwator – Dimli" lang="diq" hreflang="diq" data-title="Ekwator" data-language-autonym="Zazaki" data-language-local-name="Dimli" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Zazaki</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bat-smg mw-list-item"><a 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z-index: 4; top: -1.5em; left: 25%; width: 50%; text-align: center"><span style="background:#FFFFFF;padding:0 2px;color:black">0°</span></div></div></div><div class="thumbcaption"><div class="magnify"><a href="/wiki/File:World_location_map_(equirectangular_180).svg" title="File:World location map (equirectangular 180).svg">class=notpageimage| </a></div>The equator on a <a href="/wiki/World_map" title="World map">map of Earth</a></div></div></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Equator_and_Prime_Meridian.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/Equator_and_Prime_Meridian.svg/300px-Equator_and_Prime_Meridian.svg.png" decoding="async" width="300" height="152" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/Equator_and_Prime_Meridian.svg/450px-Equator_and_Prime_Meridian.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/Equator_and_Prime_Meridian.svg/600px-Equator_and_Prime_Meridian.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="853" data-file-height="433" /></a><figcaption>Countries and territories that are intersected by the equator (red) or the <a href="/wiki/IERS_Reference_Meridian" title="IERS Reference Meridian">Prime Meridian</a> (blue), which intersect at "<a href="/wiki/Null_Island" title="Null Island">Null Island</a>".</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:The_Equator_in_boreal_winter.gif" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a6/The_Equator_in_boreal_winter.gif/150px-The_Equator_in_boreal_winter.gif" decoding="async" width="150" height="150" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a6/The_Equator_in_boreal_winter.gif/225px-The_Equator_in_boreal_winter.gif 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a6/The_Equator_in_boreal_winter.gif/300px-The_Equator_in_boreal_winter.gif 2x" data-file-width="518" data-file-height="518" /></a><figcaption>The equator during the boreal winter, spanning from December to March.</figcaption></figure> <p>The <b>equator</b> is the <a href="/wiki/Circle_of_latitude" title="Circle of latitude">circle of latitude</a> that divides <a href="/wiki/Earth" title="Earth">Earth</a> into the <a href="/wiki/Northern_Hemisphere" title="Northern Hemisphere">Northern</a> and <a href="/wiki/Southern_Hemisphere" title="Southern Hemisphere">Southern</a> <a href="/wiki/Hemispheres_of_Earth" title="Hemispheres of Earth">hemispheres</a>. It is an <a href="/wiki/Imaginary_line" title="Imaginary line">imaginary line</a> located at 0 degrees <a href="/wiki/Latitude" title="Latitude">latitude</a>, about 40,075 km (24,901 mi) in circumference, halfway between the <a href="/wiki/North_Pole" title="North Pole">North</a> and <a href="/wiki/South_Pole" title="South Pole">South</a> poles.<sup id="cite_ref-National_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-National-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The term can also be used for any other celestial body that is roughly spherical. </p><p>In <a href="/wiki/Three-dimensional_space" title="Three-dimensional space">spatial (3D)</a> <a href="/wiki/Geometry" title="Geometry">geometry</a>, as applied in <a href="/wiki/Astronomy" title="Astronomy">astronomy</a>, the equator of a rotating <a href="/wiki/Spheroid" title="Spheroid">spheroid</a> (such as a <a href="/wiki/Planet" title="Planet">planet</a>) is the parallel (circle of latitude) at which latitude is defined to be 0°. It is an <a href="/wiki/Imaginary_line" title="Imaginary line">imaginary line</a> on the spheroid, equidistant from its <a href="/wiki/Geographical_pole" title="Geographical pole">poles</a>, dividing it into northern and southern hemispheres. In other words, it is the intersection of the spheroid with the <a href="/wiki/Plane_(geometry)" class="mw-redirect" title="Plane (geometry)">plane</a> <a href="/wiki/Perpendicular" title="Perpendicular">perpendicular</a> to its axis of <a href="/wiki/Rotation" title="Rotation">rotation</a> and midway between its <a href="/wiki/Geographical_pole" title="Geographical pole">geographical poles</a>. </p><p>On and near the equator (on Earth), noontime <a href="/wiki/Sunlight" title="Sunlight">sunlight</a> appears almost directly overhead (no more than about 23° from the <a href="/wiki/Zenith" title="Zenith">zenith</a>) every day, year-round. Consequently, the equator has a rather stable daytime temperature throughout the year. On the <a href="/wiki/Equinox" title="Equinox">equinoxes</a> (approximately March 20 and September 23) the <a href="/wiki/Subsolar_point" title="Subsolar point">subsolar point</a> crosses Earth's equator at a shallow angle, sunlight shines perpendicular to Earth's axis of rotation, and all latitudes have nearly a 12-hour day and 12-hour night.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Etymology">Etymology</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Equator&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Etymology"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The name is derived from <a href="/wiki/Medieval_Latin" title="Medieval Latin">medieval Latin</a> word <span title="Latin-language text"><i lang="la">aequator</i></span>, in the phrase <span title="Latin-language text"><i lang="la">circulus aequator diei et noctis</i></span>, meaning 'circle equalizing day and night', from the <a href="/wiki/Latin" title="Latin">Latin</a> word <span title="Latin-language text"><i lang="la">aequare</i></span> 'make equal'.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Overview">Overview</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Equator&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Overview"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1273380762/mw-parser-output/.tmulti">.mw-parser-output .tmulti .multiimageinner{display:flex;flex-direction:column}.mw-parser-output .tmulti 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class="thumbcaption"><i>Left</i>: A monument marking the equator near the city of <a href="/wiki/Pontianak,_Indonesia" class="mw-redirect" title="Pontianak, Indonesia">Pontianak, Indonesia</a><br /><i>Right</i>: Road sign marking the equator near <a href="/wiki/Nanyuki" title="Nanyuki">Nanyuki</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kenya" title="Kenya">Kenya</a></div></div></div></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Latitude" title="Latitude">latitude</a> of the Earth's equator is, by definition, 0° (zero <a href="/wiki/Degree_(angle)" title="Degree (angle)">degrees</a>) of arc. The equator is one of the five notable <a href="/wiki/Circle_of_latitude" title="Circle of latitude">circles of latitude</a> on Earth; the other four are the two <a href="/wiki/Polar_circle" title="Polar circle">polar circles</a> (the <a href="/wiki/Arctic_Circle" title="Arctic Circle">Arctic Circle</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Antarctic_Circle" title="Antarctic Circle">Antarctic Circle</a>) and the two <a href="/wiki/Tropics" title="Tropics">tropical circles</a> (the <a href="/wiki/Tropic_of_Cancer" title="Tropic of Cancer">Tropic of Cancer</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Tropic_of_Capricorn" title="Tropic of Capricorn">Tropic of Capricorn</a>). The equator is the only line of latitude which is also a <a href="/wiki/Great_circle" title="Great circle">great circle</a>—meaning, one whose <a href="/wiki/Plane_(mathematics)" title="Plane (mathematics)">plane</a> passes through the center of the globe. The plane of Earth's equator, when projected outwards to the <a href="/wiki/Celestial_sphere" title="Celestial sphere">celestial sphere</a>, defines the <a href="/wiki/Celestial_equator" title="Celestial equator">celestial equator</a>. </p><p>In the cycle of Earth's <a href="/wiki/Season" title="Season">seasons</a>, the equatorial plane runs through the Sun twice a <a href="/wiki/Year" title="Year">year</a>: on the <a href="/wiki/Equinox" title="Equinox">equinoxes</a> in <a href="/wiki/March_equinox" title="March equinox">March</a> and <a href="/wiki/September_equinox" title="September equinox">September</a>. To a person on Earth, the Sun <a href="/wiki/Subsolar_point" title="Subsolar point">appears to travel along</a> the equator (or along the celestial equator) at these times. </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Equator_Sao_Tome.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/82/Equator_Sao_Tome.jpg/220px-Equator_Sao_Tome.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="166" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/82/Equator_Sao_Tome.jpg/330px-Equator_Sao_Tome.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/82/Equator_Sao_Tome.jpg/440px-Equator_Sao_Tome.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2272" data-file-height="1712" /></a><figcaption>The equator marked as it crosses <a href="/wiki/Ilh%C3%A9u_das_Rolas" title="Ilhéu das Rolas">Ilhéu das Rolas</a>, in <a href="/wiki/S%C3%A3o_Tom%C3%A9_and_Pr%C3%ADncipe" title="São Tomé and Príncipe">São Tomé and Príncipe</a></figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Equator_Line_Monument,_Macap%C3%A1_city,_Brazil.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/Equator_Line_Monument%2C_Macap%C3%A1_city%2C_Brazil.jpg/220px-Equator_Line_Monument%2C_Macap%C3%A1_city%2C_Brazil.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/Equator_Line_Monument%2C_Macap%C3%A1_city%2C_Brazil.jpg/330px-Equator_Line_Monument%2C_Macap%C3%A1_city%2C_Brazil.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/Equator_Line_Monument%2C_Macap%C3%A1_city%2C_Brazil.jpg/440px-Equator_Line_Monument%2C_Macap%C3%A1_city%2C_Brazil.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1600" data-file-height="1200" /></a><figcaption>The Marco Zero monument marking the equator in <a href="/wiki/Macap%C3%A1" title="Macapá">Macapá</a>, <a href="/wiki/Brazil" title="Brazil">Brazil</a></figcaption></figure> <p>Locations on the equator experience the shortest <a href="/wiki/Sunrise" title="Sunrise">sunrises</a> and <a href="/wiki/Sunset" title="Sunset">sunsets</a> because the Sun's <a href="/wiki/Sun_path" title="Sun path">daily path</a> is nearly perpendicular to the <a href="/wiki/Horizon" title="Horizon">horizon</a> for most of the year. The length of <a href="/wiki/Daylight" title="Daylight">daylight</a> (sunrise to sunset) is almost constant throughout the year; it is about 14 minutes longer than nighttime due to <a href="/wiki/Atmospheric_refraction" title="Atmospheric refraction">atmospheric refraction</a> and the fact that sunrise begins (or sunset ends) as the upper limb, not the center, of the Sun's disk contacts the horizon. </p><p>Earth <a href="/wiki/Equatorial_bulge" title="Equatorial bulge">bulges slightly</a> at the equator; its average diameter is 12,742 km (7,918 mi), but the diameter at the equator is about 43 km (27 mi) greater than at the poles.<sup id="cite_ref-National_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-National-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Sites near the equator, such as the <a href="/wiki/Guiana_Space_Centre" title="Guiana Space Centre">Guiana Space Centre</a> in <a href="/wiki/Kourou" title="Kourou">Kourou</a>, French Guiana, are good locations for <a href="/wiki/Spaceport" title="Spaceport">spaceports</a> as they have the fastest <a href="/wiki/Rotational_speed" class="mw-redirect" title="Rotational speed">rotational speed</a> of any latitude, 460 m (1,509 ft)/sec. The added <a href="/wiki/Delta-v" title="Delta-v">velocity</a> reduces the fuel needed to launch spacecraft eastward (in the direction of Earth's rotation) to orbit, while simultaneously avoiding costly maneuvers to flatten <a href="/wiki/Inclination" class="mw-redirect" title="Inclination">inclination</a> during missions such as the <a href="/wiki/Apollo_Program" class="mw-redirect" title="Apollo Program">Apollo Moon landings</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Moonport_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Moonport-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Geodesy">Geodesy</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Equator&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Geodesy"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Further information: <a href="/wiki/Earth_ellipsoid" title="Earth ellipsoid">Earth ellipsoid</a> and <a href="/wiki/Reference_ellipsoid" class="mw-redirect" title="Reference ellipsoid">Reference ellipsoid</a></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Precise_location">Precise location</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Equator&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Precise location"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The precise location of the equator is not truly fixed; the true equatorial plane is perpendicular to the <a href="/wiki/Earth%27s_rotation_axis" class="mw-redirect" title="Earth's rotation axis">Earth's rotation axis</a>, which <a href="/wiki/Polar_motion" title="Polar motion">drifts</a> about 9 metres (30 ft) during a year. </p><p>Geological samples show that the equator significantly changed positions between 48 and 12 million years ago, as sediment deposited by ocean thermal currents at the equator shifted. The deposits by thermal currents are determined by the axis of Earth, which determines solar coverage of <a href="/wiki/Earth#Surface" title="Earth">Earth's surface</a>. Changes in Earth's axis can also be observed in the geographical layout of volcanic island chains, which are created by shifting hot spots under Earth's crust as the axis and crust move.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This is consistent with the <a href="/wiki/Indian_Plate" class="mw-redirect" title="Indian Plate">Indian tectonic plate</a> colliding with the <a href="/wiki/Eurasian_Plate" class="mw-redirect" title="Eurasian Plate">Eurasian tectonic plate</a>, which is causing the <a href="/wiki/Himalaya" class="mw-redirect" title="Himalaya">Himalayan</a> uplift. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Exact_length">Exact length</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Equator&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Exact length"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Earth%27s_circumference" title="Earth's circumference">Earth's circumference</a></div> <p>The International Association of Geodesy (IAG) and the International Astronomical Union (IAU) use an equatorial radius of 6,378.1366 km (3,963.1903 mi) (codified as the IAU 2009 value).<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This equatorial radius is also in the 2003 and 2010 IERS Conventions.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It is also the equatorial radius used for the IERS 2003 ellipsoid. If it were really circular, the length of the equator would then be exactly 2π times the radius, namely 40,075.0142 km (24,901.4594 mi). The <a href="/wiki/GRS_80" class="mw-redirect" title="GRS 80">GRS 80</a> (Geodetic Reference System 1980) as approved and adopted by the IUGG at its Canberra, Australia meeting of 1979 has an equatorial radius of 6,378.137 km (3,963.191 mi). The <a href="/wiki/WGS_84" class="mw-redirect" title="WGS 84">WGS 84</a> (World Geodetic System 1984) which is a standard for use in cartography, geodesy, and satellite navigation including <a href="/wiki/Global_Positioning_System" title="Global Positioning System">GPS</a>, also has an equatorial radius of 6,378.137 km (3,963.191 mi). For both GRS 80 and WGS 84, this results in a length for the equator of 40,075.0167 km (24,901.4609 mi). </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/Geographical_mile" title="Geographical mile">geographical mile</a> is defined as one <a href="/wiki/Arc-minute" class="mw-redirect" title="Arc-minute">arc-minute</a> of the equator, so it has different values depending on which radius is assumed. For example, by WSG-84, the distance is 1,855.3248 metres (6,087.024 ft), while by IAU-2000, it is 1,855.3257 metres (6,087.027 ft). This is a difference of less than one millimetre (0.039 in) over the total distance (approximately 1.86 kilometres or 1.16 miles). </p><p>Earth is commonly modeled as a <a href="/wiki/Sphere" title="Sphere">sphere</a> flattened 0.336% along its axis. This makes the equator 0.16% longer than a <a href="/wiki/Meridian_(geography)" title="Meridian (geography)">meridian</a> (a great circle passing through the two poles). The IUGG standard meridian is, to the nearest millimetre, 40,007.862917 kilometres (24,859.733480 mi), one arc-minute of which is 1,852.216 metres (6,076.82 ft), explaining the <a href="/wiki/International_System_of_Units" title="International System of Units">SI</a> standardization of the <a href="/wiki/Nautical_mile" title="Nautical mile">nautical mile</a> as 1,852 metres (6,076 ft), more than 3 metres (9.8 ft) less than the <a href="/wiki/Geographical_mile" title="Geographical mile">geographical mile</a>. </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/Sea_level" title="Sea level">sea-level</a> surface of Earth (the <a href="/wiki/Geoid" title="Geoid">geoid</a>) is irregular, so the actual length of the equator is not so easy to determine. <i><a href="/wiki/Aviation_week_and_space_technology" class="mw-redirect" title="Aviation week and space technology">Aviation Week and Space Technology</a></i> on 9 October 1961 reported that measurements using the <a href="/wiki/Transit_(satellite)" title="Transit (satellite)">Transit</a> IV-A satellite had shown the equatorial diameter from longitude 11° West to 169° East to be 300 metres (1,000 ft) greater than its diameter ninety degrees away.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (March 2012)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Equatorial_countries_and_territories">Equatorial countries and territories</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Equator&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Equatorial countries and territories"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1235681985">.mw-parser-output .side-box{margin:4px 0;box-sizing:border-box;border:1px solid #aaa;font-size:88%;line-height:1.25em;background-color:var(--background-color-interactive-subtle,#f8f9fa);display:flow-root}.mw-parser-output .side-box-abovebelow,.mw-parser-output .side-box-text{padding:0.25em 0.9em}.mw-parser-output .side-box-image{padding:2px 0 2px 0.9em;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .side-box-imageright{padding:2px 0.9em 2px 0;text-align:center}@media(min-width:500px){.mw-parser-output .side-box-flex{display:flex;align-items:center}.mw-parser-output .side-box-text{flex:1;min-width:0}}@media(min-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .side-box{width:238px}.mw-parser-output .side-box-right{clear:right;float:right;margin-left:1em}.mw-parser-output .side-box-left{margin-right:1em}}</style><div class="side-box metadata side-box-right"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style> <div class="side-box-flex"> <div class="side-box-text plainlist"><b>Map all coordinates using</b> <a class="external text" href="https://tools.wmflabs.org/osm4wiki/cgi-bin/wiki/wiki-osm.pl?project=en&article=Equator">OpenStreetMap</a> <div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" data-expandtext="show links" data-collapsetext="Hide"> <p><b>Download coordinates as:</b> </p> <div class="mw-collapsible-content"> <ul><li><a class="external text" href="https://tools.wmflabs.org/kmlexport?article=Equator">KML</a></li> <li><a class="external text" href="https://geoexport.toolforge.org/gpx?coprimary=all&titles=Equator">GPX (all coordinates)</a></li> <li><a class="external text" href="https://geoexport.toolforge.org/gpx?coprimary=primary&titles=Equator">GPX (primary coordinates)</a></li> <li><a class="external text" href="https://geoexport.toolforge.org/gpx?coprimary=secondary&titles=Equator">GPX (secondary coordinates)</a></li></ul> </div> </div></div></div> </div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:ECSundialGPS.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e7/ECSundialGPS.jpg/170px-ECSundialGPS.jpg" decoding="async" width="170" height="255" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e7/ECSundialGPS.jpg/255px-ECSundialGPS.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e7/ECSundialGPS.jpg/340px-ECSundialGPS.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2304" data-file-height="3456" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Global_Positioning_System" title="Global Positioning System">GPS</a> reading taken on the equator close to the <a href="/wiki/Quitsato_Sundial" title="Quitsato Sundial">Quitsato Sundial</a>, in <a href="/wiki/Cayambe,_Ecuador" title="Cayambe, Ecuador">Cayambe</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ecuador" title="Ecuador">Ecuador</a><sup id="cite_ref-Informe_que_determina_la_posición_de_la_Línea_Ecuatorial_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Informe_que_determina_la_posición_de_la_Línea_Ecuatorial-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:The_Middle_Ground_(3960089271).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/95/The_Middle_Ground_%283960089271%29.jpg/220px-The_Middle_Ground_%283960089271%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/95/The_Middle_Ground_%283960089271%29.jpg/330px-The_Middle_Ground_%283960089271%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/95/The_Middle_Ground_%283960089271%29.jpg/440px-The_Middle_Ground_%283960089271%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="683" /></a><figcaption>Sign on the equator in <a href="/wiki/San_Antonio_de_Pichincha" title="San Antonio de Pichincha">San Antonio de Pichincha</a>, Ecuador.</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Crossing_the_Equator_(46217438471).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6e/Crossing_the_Equator_%2846217438471%29.jpg/220px-Crossing_the_Equator_%2846217438471%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6e/Crossing_the_Equator_%2846217438471%29.jpg/330px-Crossing_the_Equator_%2846217438471%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6e/Crossing_the_Equator_%2846217438471%29.jpg/440px-Crossing_the_Equator_%2846217438471%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="768" /></a><figcaption>The <a href="/wiki/N1_road_(Gabon)" title="N1 road (Gabon)">N1 road</a> crossing the equator in <a href="/wiki/Gabon" title="Gabon">Gabon</a>, north of <a href="/wiki/Bifoun" title="Bifoun">Bifoun</a>.</figcaption></figure> <p>The equator passes through the land of eleven <a href="/wiki/Sovereign_state" title="Sovereign state">sovereign states</a>. <a href="/wiki/Indonesia" title="Indonesia">Indonesia</a> is the country straddling the greatest length of the equatorial line across both land and sea. Starting at the <a href="/wiki/IERS_Reference_Meridian" title="IERS Reference Meridian">Prime Meridian</a> and heading eastwards, the equator passes through: </p> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders"> <tbody><tr> <th style="width:10em;">Coordinates </th> <th style="width:14em;">Country or<br />water body </th> <th scope="col">Notes </th></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#b0e0e6;"><span class="geo-inline"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1156832818">.mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-parser-output .geo-inline-hidden{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}</style><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Equator&params=0_N_0_E_type:landmark&title=Prime+Meridian"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">0°N</span> <span class="longitude">0°E</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="vcard"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">0°N 0°E</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">0; 0</span></span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="fn org">Prime Meridian</span>)</span></span></span></a></span></span> </td> <th scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;"><a href="/wiki/Atlantic_Ocean" title="Atlantic Ocean">Atlantic Ocean</a> </th> <td style="background:#b0e0e6;"><a href="/wiki/Gulf_of_Guinea" title="Gulf of Guinea">Gulf of Guinea</a>, "<a href="/wiki/Null_Island" title="Null Island">Null Island</a>" </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="geo-inline"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Equator&params=0_0_N_6_31_E_type:country&title=S%C3%A3o+Tom%C3%A9+and+Pr%C3%ADncipe"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">0°0′N</span> <span class="longitude">6°31′E</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="vcard"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">0.000°N 6.517°E</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">0.000; 6.517</span></span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="fn org">São Tomé and Príncipe</span>)</span></span></span></a></span></span> </td> <th scope="row"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0a/Flag_of_S%C3%A3o_Tom%C3%A9_and_Pr%C3%ADncipe.svg/23px-Flag_of_S%C3%A3o_Tom%C3%A9_and_Pr%C3%ADncipe.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0a/Flag_of_S%C3%A3o_Tom%C3%A9_and_Pr%C3%ADncipe.svg/35px-Flag_of_S%C3%A3o_Tom%C3%A9_and_Pr%C3%ADncipe.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0a/Flag_of_S%C3%A3o_Tom%C3%A9_and_Pr%C3%ADncipe.svg/46px-Flag_of_S%C3%A3o_Tom%C3%A9_and_Pr%C3%ADncipe.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/S%C3%A3o_Tom%C3%A9_and_Pr%C3%ADncipe" title="São Tomé and Príncipe">São Tomé and Príncipe</a> </th> <td>Passing through <a href="/wiki/Pestana_Equador" title="Pestana Equador">Pestana Equador</a> resort on the <a href="/wiki/Ilh%C3%A9u_das_Rolas" title="Ilhéu das Rolas">Ilhéu das Rolas</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="geo-inline"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Equator&params=0_0_N_9_21_E_type:country&title=Gabon"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">0°0′N</span> <span class="longitude">9°21′E</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="vcard"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">0.000°N 9.350°E</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">0.000; 9.350</span></span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="fn org">Gabon</span>)</span></span></span></a></span></span> </td> <th scope="row"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/04/Flag_of_Gabon.svg/20px-Flag_of_Gabon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/04/Flag_of_Gabon.svg/31px-Flag_of_Gabon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/04/Flag_of_Gabon.svg/40px-Flag_of_Gabon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="750" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Gabon" title="Gabon">Gabon</a> </th> <td>Passing 8.9 km (5.5 mi) south of <a href="/wiki/Ayem" title="Ayem">Ayem</a>, 10.6 km (6.6 mi) north of <a href="/wiki/Mayene" class="mw-redirect" title="Mayene">Mayene</a>, <a href="/wiki/Booue" class="mw-redirect" title="Booue">Booue</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="geo-inline"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Equator&params=0_0_N_13_57_E_type:country&title=Republic+of+the+Congo"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">0°0′N</span> <span class="longitude">13°57′E</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="vcard"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">0.000°N 13.950°E</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">0.000; 13.950</span></span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="fn org">Republic of the Congo</span>)</span></span></span></a></span></span> </td> <th scope="row"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Flag_of_the_Republic_of_the_Congo.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_Republic_of_the_Congo.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Flag_of_the_Republic_of_the_Congo.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_Republic_of_the_Congo.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Flag_of_the_Republic_of_the_Congo.svg/45px-Flag_of_the_Republic_of_the_Congo.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Republic_of_the_Congo" title="Republic of the Congo">Congo</a> </th> <td>Passing through the town of <a href="/wiki/Makoua" title="Makoua">Makoua</a>. </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="geo-inline"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Equator&params=0_0_N_17_45_E_type:country&title=Democratic+Republic+of+the+Congo"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">0°0′N</span> <span class="longitude">17°45′E</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="vcard"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">0.000°N 17.750°E</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">0.000; 17.750</span></span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="fn org">Democratic Republic of the Congo</span>)</span></span></span></a></span></span> </td> <th scope="row"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6f/Flag_of_the_Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo.svg/20px-Flag_of_the_Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6f/Flag_of_the_Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo.svg/31px-Flag_of_the_Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6f/Flag_of_the_Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo.svg/40px-Flag_of_the_Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo" title="Democratic Republic of the Congo">DR Congo</a> </th> <td>Passing 9 km (5.6 mi) south of central <a href="/wiki/Butembo" title="Butembo">Butembo</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="geo-inline"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Equator&params=0_0_N_29_44_E_type:country&title=Uganda"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">0°0′N</span> <span class="longitude">29°44′E</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="vcard"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">0.000°N 29.733°E</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">0.000; 29.733</span></span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="fn org">Uganda</span>)</span></span></span></a></span></span> </td> <th scope="row"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4e/Flag_of_Uganda.svg/23px-Flag_of_Uganda.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4e/Flag_of_Uganda.svg/35px-Flag_of_Uganda.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4e/Flag_of_Uganda.svg/45px-Flag_of_Uganda.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Uganda" title="Uganda">Uganda</a> </th> <td>Passing 32 km (20 mi) south of central <a href="/wiki/Kampala" title="Kampala">Kampala</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#b0e0e6;"><span class="geo-inline"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Equator&params=0_0_N_32_13_E_type:waterbody&title=Lake+Victoria"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">0°0′N</span> <span class="longitude">32°13′E</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="vcard"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">0.000°N 32.217°E</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">0.000; 32.217</span></span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="fn org">Lake Victoria</span>)</span></span></span></a></span></span> </td> <th scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;"><a href="/wiki/Lake_Victoria" title="Lake Victoria">Lake Victoria</a> </th> <td style="background:#b0e0e6;">Passing through some islands of <span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4e/Flag_of_Uganda.svg/23px-Flag_of_Uganda.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4e/Flag_of_Uganda.svg/35px-Flag_of_Uganda.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4e/Flag_of_Uganda.svg/45px-Flag_of_Uganda.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Uganda" title="Uganda">Uganda</a> in <a href="/wiki/Mukono_District" title="Mukono District">Mukono District</a> and <a href="/wiki/Namayingo_District" title="Namayingo District">Namayingo District</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="geo-inline"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Equator&params=0_0_N_34_0_E_type:country&title=Kenya"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">0°0′N</span> <span class="longitude">34°0′E</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="vcard"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">0.000°N 34.000°E</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">0.000; 34.000</span></span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="fn org">Kenya</span>)</span></span></span></a></span></span> </td> <th scope="row"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Flag_of_Kenya.svg/23px-Flag_of_Kenya.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Flag_of_Kenya.svg/35px-Flag_of_Kenya.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Flag_of_Kenya.svg/45px-Flag_of_Kenya.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Kenya" title="Kenya">Kenya</a> </th> <td>Passing 6 km (3.7 mi) north of central <a href="/wiki/Kisumu" title="Kisumu">Kisumu</a>. Passes through the highest mountain in <a href="/wiki/Kenya" title="Kenya">Kenya</a> i.e <a href="/wiki/Mount_Kenya" title="Mount Kenya">Mount Kenya</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="geo-inline"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Equator&params=0_0_N_41_0_E_type:country&title=Somalia"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">0°0′N</span> <span class="longitude">41°0′E</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="vcard"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">0.000°N 41.000°E</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">0.000; 41.000</span></span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="fn org">Somalia</span>)</span></span></span></a></span></span> </td> <th scope="row"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/Flag_of_Somalia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Somalia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/Flag_of_Somalia.svg/35px-Flag_of_Somalia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/Flag_of_Somalia.svg/45px-Flag_of_Somalia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Somalia" title="Somalia">Somalia</a> </th> <td>Passing south of <a href="/wiki/Jamame" title="Jamame">Jamame</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#b0e0e6;"><span class="geo-inline"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Equator&params=0_0_N_42_53_E_type:waterbody&title=Indian+Ocean"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">0°0′N</span> <span class="longitude">42°53′E</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="vcard"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">0.000°N 42.883°E</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">0.000; 42.883</span></span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="fn org">Indian Ocean</span>)</span></span></span></a></span></span> </td> <th scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;"><a href="/wiki/Indian_Ocean" title="Indian Ocean">Indian Ocean</a> </th> <td style="background:#b0e0e6;">Passing between <a href="/wiki/Huvadhu_Atoll" title="Huvadhu Atoll">Huvadhu Atoll</a> and <a href="/wiki/Fuvahmulah" title="Fuvahmulah">Fuvahmulah</a> of <span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0f/Flag_of_Maldives.svg/23px-Flag_of_Maldives.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0f/Flag_of_Maldives.svg/35px-Flag_of_Maldives.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0f/Flag_of_Maldives.svg/45px-Flag_of_Maldives.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="720" data-file-height="480" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Maldives" title="Maldives">Maldives</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="geo-inline"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Equator&params=0_0_N_98_13_E_type:country&title=Indonesia"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">0°0′N</span> <span class="longitude">98°13′E</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="vcard"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">0.000°N 98.217°E</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">0.000; 98.217</span></span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="fn org">Indonesia</span>)</span></span></span></a></span></span> </td> <th scope="row"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/Flag_of_Indonesia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Indonesia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/Flag_of_Indonesia.svg/35px-Flag_of_Indonesia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/Flag_of_Indonesia.svg/45px-Flag_of_Indonesia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Indonesia" title="Indonesia">Indonesia</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/North_Sumatra" title="North Sumatra">North Sumatra</a> (<a href="/wiki/Batu_Islands" title="Batu Islands">Batu Islands</a>), <a href="/wiki/West_Sumatra" title="West Sumatra">West Sumatra</a> (<a href="/wiki/West_Pasaman_Regency" title="West Pasaman Regency">West Pasaman</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pasaman_Regency" title="Pasaman Regency">Pasaman</a> and <a href="/wiki/Lima_Puluh_Kota_Regency" title="Lima Puluh Kota Regency">Lima Puluh Kota Regency</a>), <a href="/wiki/Riau" title="Riau">Riau</a> (<a href="/wiki/Kampar_Regency" title="Kampar Regency">Kampar</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pelalawan_Regency" title="Pelalawan Regency">Pelalawan</a> and <a href="/wiki/Indragiri_Hilir_Regency" title="Indragiri Hilir Regency">Indragiri Hilir Regency</a>), and <a href="/wiki/Lingga_Regency" title="Lingga Regency">Lingga Regency</a> of <a href="/wiki/Riau_Islands" title="Riau Islands">Riau Islands</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#b0e0e6;"><span class="geo-inline"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Equator&params=0_0_N_104_35_E_type:waterbody&title=South+China+Sea"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">0°0′N</span> <span class="longitude">104°35′E</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="vcard"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">0.000°N 104.583°E</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">0.000; 104.583</span></span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="fn org">South China Sea</span>)</span></span></span></a></span></span> </td> <th scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;"><a href="/wiki/South_China_Sea" title="South China Sea">South China Sea</a> </th> <td style="background:#b0e0e6;"> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="geo-inline"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Equator&params=0_0_N_109_10_E_type:country&title=Indonesia"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">0°0′N</span> <span class="longitude">109°10′E</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="vcard"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">0.000°N 109.167°E</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">0.000; 109.167</span></span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="fn org">Indonesia</span>)</span></span></span></a></span></span> </td> <th scope="row"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/Flag_of_Indonesia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Indonesia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/Flag_of_Indonesia.svg/35px-Flag_of_Indonesia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/Flag_of_Indonesia.svg/45px-Flag_of_Indonesia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Indonesia" title="Indonesia">Indonesia</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Borneo" title="Borneo">Bornean</a> provinces of <a href="/wiki/West_Kalimantan" title="West Kalimantan">West Kalimantan</a> (passing through province capital <a href="/wiki/Pontianak,_Indonesia" class="mw-redirect" title="Pontianak, Indonesia">Pontianak</a>), <a href="/wiki/Central_Kalimantan" title="Central Kalimantan">Central Kalimantan</a>, and <a href="/wiki/East_Kalimantan" title="East Kalimantan">East Kalimantan</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#b0e0e6;"><span class="geo-inline"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Equator&params=0_0_N_117_31_E_type:waterbody&title=Makassar+Strait"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">0°0′N</span> <span class="longitude">117°31′E</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="vcard"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">0.000°N 117.517°E</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">0.000; 117.517</span></span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="fn org">Makassar Strait</span>)</span></span></span></a></span></span> </td> <th scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;"><a href="/wiki/Makassar_Strait" title="Makassar Strait">Makassar Strait</a> </th> <td style="background:#b0e0e6;"> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="geo-inline"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Equator&params=0_0_N_119_40_E_type:country&title=Indonesia"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">0°0′N</span> <span class="longitude">119°40′E</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="vcard"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">0.000°N 119.667°E</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">0.000; 119.667</span></span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="fn org">Indonesia</span>)</span></span></span></a></span></span> </td> <th scope="row"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/Flag_of_Indonesia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Indonesia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/Flag_of_Indonesia.svg/35px-Flag_of_Indonesia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/Flag_of_Indonesia.svg/45px-Flag_of_Indonesia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Indonesia" title="Indonesia">Indonesia</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Donggala_Regency" title="Donggala Regency">Donggala</a> & <a href="/wiki/Parigi_Moutong_Regency" title="Parigi Moutong Regency">Parigi Moutong Regency</a>, <a href="/wiki/Central_Sulawesi" title="Central Sulawesi">Central Sulawesi (Celebes)</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#b0e0e6;"><span class="geo-inline"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Equator&params=0_0_N_120_6_E_type:waterbody&title=Gulf+of+Tomini"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">0°0′N</span> <span class="longitude">120°6′E</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="vcard"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">0.000°N 120.100°E</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">0.000; 120.100</span></span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="fn org">Gulf of Tomini</span>)</span></span></span></a></span></span> </td> <th scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;"><a href="/wiki/Gulf_of_Tomini" title="Gulf of Tomini">Gulf of Tomini</a> </th> <td style="background:#b0e0e6;"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#b0e0e6;"><span class="geo-inline"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Equator&params=0_0_N_123_22_E_type:waterbody&title=Molucca+Sea"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">0°0′N</span> <span class="longitude">123°22′E</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="vcard"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">0.000°N 123.367°E</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">0.000; 123.367</span></span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="fn org">Molucca Sea</span>)</span></span></span></a></span></span> </td> <th scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;"><a href="/wiki/Molucca_Sea" title="Molucca Sea">Molucca Sea</a> </th> <td style="background:#b0e0e6;"> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="geo-inline"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Equator&params=0_0_N_127_25_E_type:country&title=Indonesia"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">0°0′N</span> <span class="longitude">127°25′E</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="vcard"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">0.000°N 127.417°E</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">0.000; 127.417</span></span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="fn org">Indonesia</span>)</span></span></span></a></span></span> </td> <th scope="row"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/Flag_of_Indonesia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Indonesia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/Flag_of_Indonesia.svg/35px-Flag_of_Indonesia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/Flag_of_Indonesia.svg/45px-Flag_of_Indonesia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Indonesia" title="Indonesia">Indonesia</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Kayoa" title="Kayoa">Kayoa</a> and <a href="/wiki/Halmahera" title="Halmahera">Halmahera</a> islands, <a href="/wiki/North_Maluku" title="North Maluku">North Maluku</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#b0e0e6;"><span class="geo-inline"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Equator&params=0_0_N_127_53_E_type:waterbody&title=Halmahera+Sea"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">0°0′N</span> <span class="longitude">127°53′E</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="vcard"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">0.000°N 127.883°E</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">0.000; 127.883</span></span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="fn org">Halmahera Sea</span>)</span></span></span></a></span></span> </td> <th scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;"><a href="/wiki/Halmahera_Sea" title="Halmahera Sea">Halmahera Sea</a> </th> <td style="background:#b0e0e6;"> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="geo-inline"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Equator&params=0_0_N_129_21_E_type:country&title=Indonesia"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">0°0′N</span> <span class="longitude">129°21′E</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="vcard"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">0.000°N 129.350°E</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">0.000; 129.350</span></span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="fn org">Indonesia</span>)</span></span></span></a></span></span> </td> <th scope="row"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/Flag_of_Indonesia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Indonesia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/Flag_of_Indonesia.svg/35px-Flag_of_Indonesia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/Flag_of_Indonesia.svg/45px-Flag_of_Indonesia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Indonesia" title="Indonesia">Indonesia</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Gebe" title="Gebe">Gebe</a> and Kawe islands, <a href="/wiki/North_Maluku" title="North Maluku">North Maluku</a>, <a href="/wiki/Southwest_Papua" title="Southwest Papua">Southwest Papua</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#b0e0e6;"><span class="geo-inline"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Equator&params=0_0_N_130_11_E_type:waterbody&title=Pacific+Ocean"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">0°0′N</span> <span class="longitude">130°11′E</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="vcard"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">0.000°N 130.183°E</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">0.000; 130.183</span></span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="fn org">Pacific Ocean</span>)</span></span></span></a></span></span> </td> <th scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;"><a href="/wiki/Pacific_Ocean" title="Pacific Ocean">Pacific Ocean</a> </th> <td style="background:#b0e0e6;">Passing between <a href="/wiki/Aranuka" title="Aranuka">Aranuka</a> and <a href="/wiki/Nonouti" title="Nonouti">Nonouti</a> atolls, <span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d3/Flag_of_Kiribati.svg/23px-Flag_of_Kiribati.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d3/Flag_of_Kiribati.svg/35px-Flag_of_Kiribati.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d3/Flag_of_Kiribati.svg/46px-Flag_of_Kiribati.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Kiribati" title="Kiribati">Kiribati</a> (at <span class="geo-inline"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Equator&params=0_0_N_173_45_E_"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">0°0′N</span> <span class="longitude">173°45′E</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">0.000°N 173.750°E</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">0.000; 173.750</span></span></span></a></span></span>)<br />Also passing just south of <a href="/wiki/Baker_Island" title="Baker Island">Baker Island</a>, and just north of <a href="/wiki/Jarvis_Island" title="Jarvis Island">Jarvis Island</a>, <span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/Flag_of_the_United_States_%28DoS_ECA_Color_Standard%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%28DoS_ECA_Color_Standard%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/Flag_of_the_United_States_%28DoS_ECA_Color_Standard%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%28DoS_ECA_Color_Standard%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/Flag_of_the_United_States_%28DoS_ECA_Color_Standard%29.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%28DoS_ECA_Color_Standard%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/United_States_Minor_Outlying_Islands" title="United States Minor Outlying Islands">United States Minor Outlying Islands</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="geo-inline"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Equator&params=0_0_N_91_35_W_type:country&title=Ecuador"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">0°0′N</span> <span class="longitude">91°35′W</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="vcard"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">0.000°N 91.583°W</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">0.000; -91.583</span></span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="fn org">Ecuador</span>)</span></span></span></a></span></span> </td> <th scope="row"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e8/Flag_of_Ecuador.svg/23px-Flag_of_Ecuador.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e8/Flag_of_Ecuador.svg/35px-Flag_of_Ecuador.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e8/Flag_of_Ecuador.svg/45px-Flag_of_Ecuador.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1440" data-file-height="960" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Ecuador" title="Ecuador">Ecuador</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Isabela_Island_(Ecuador)" class="mw-redirect" title="Isabela Island (Ecuador)">Isabela Island</a> in the <a href="/wiki/Gal%C3%A1pagos_Islands" title="Galápagos Islands">Galápagos Islands</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#b0e0e6;"><span class="geo-inline"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Equator&params=0_0_N_91_13_W_type:waterbody&title=Pacific+Ocean"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">0°0′N</span> <span class="longitude">91°13′W</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="vcard"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">0.000°N 91.217°W</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">0.000; -91.217</span></span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="fn org">Pacific Ocean</span>)</span></span></span></a></span></span> </td> <th scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;"><a href="/wiki/Pacific_Ocean" title="Pacific Ocean">Pacific Ocean</a> </th> <td style="background:#b0e0e6;"> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="geo-inline"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Equator&params=0_0_N_80_7_W_type:country&title=Ecuador"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">0°0′N</span> <span class="longitude">80°7′W</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="vcard"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">0.000°N 80.117°W</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">0.000; -80.117</span></span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="fn org">Ecuador</span>)</span></span></span></a></span></span> </td> <th scope="row"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e8/Flag_of_Ecuador.svg/23px-Flag_of_Ecuador.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e8/Flag_of_Ecuador.svg/35px-Flag_of_Ecuador.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e8/Flag_of_Ecuador.svg/45px-Flag_of_Ecuador.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1440" data-file-height="960" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Ecuador" title="Ecuador">Ecuador</a> </th> <td>Passing 24 km (15 mi) north of central <a href="/wiki/Quito" title="Quito">Quito</a>, near <a href="/wiki/Ciudad_Mitad_del_Mundo" title="Ciudad Mitad del Mundo">Mitad del Mundo</a>, and precisely at the location of <a href="/wiki/Catequilla" title="Catequilla">Catequilla</a>, a <a href="/wiki/Pre-Columbian_era" title="Pre-Columbian era">pre-Columbian</a> ruin. </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="geo-inline"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Equator&params=0_0_N_75_35_W_type:country&title=Colombia"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">0°0′N</span> <span class="longitude">75°35′W</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="vcard"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">0.000°N 75.583°W</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">0.000; -75.583</span></span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="fn org">Colombia</span>)</span></span></span></a></span></span> </td> <th scope="row"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/Flag_of_Colombia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Colombia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/Flag_of_Colombia.svg/35px-Flag_of_Colombia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/Flag_of_Colombia.svg/45px-Flag_of_Colombia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Colombia" title="Colombia">Colombia</a> </th> <td>Passing 4.3 km (2.7 mi) north of the border with <a href="/wiki/Peru" title="Peru">Peru</a> </td></tr> <tr valign="top"> <td><span class="geo-inline"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Equator&params=0_0_N_70_3_W_type:country&title=Brazil"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">0°0′N</span> <span class="longitude">70°3′W</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="vcard"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">0.000°N 70.050°W</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">0.000; -70.050</span></span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="fn org">Brazil</span>)</span></span></span></a></span></span> </td> <th scope="row"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/05/Flag_of_Brazil.svg/22px-Flag_of_Brazil.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/05/Flag_of_Brazil.svg/33px-Flag_of_Brazil.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/05/Flag_of_Brazil.svg/43px-Flag_of_Brazil.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="700" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Brazil" title="Brazil">Brazil</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Amazonas_(Brazilian_state)" title="Amazonas (Brazilian state)">Amazonas</a>, <a href="/wiki/Roraima" title="Roraima">Roraima</a>, <a href="/wiki/Par%C3%A1" title="Pará">Pará</a>, <a href="/wiki/Amap%C3%A1" title="Amapá">Amapá</a> (passing slightly south of the city center of the state capital <a href="/wiki/Macap%C3%A1" title="Macapá">Macapá</a>, and precisely at the Marco Zero monument and the Avenue Equatorial) </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#b0e0e6;"><span class="geo-inline"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Equator&params=0_0_N_49_21_W_type:waterbody&title=Atlantic+Ocean"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">0°0′N</span> <span class="longitude">49°21′W</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="vcard"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">0.000°N 49.350°W</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">0.000; -49.350</span></span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="fn org">Atlantic Ocean</span>)</span></span></span></a></span></span> </td> <th scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;"><a href="/wiki/Atlantic_Ocean" title="Atlantic Ocean">Atlantic Ocean</a> </th> <td style="background:#b0e0e6;">At the <a href="/w/index.php?title=Perigoso_Canal&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Perigoso Canal (page does not exist)">Perigoso Canal</a> on the mouth of the <a href="/wiki/Amazon_River" title="Amazon River">Amazon River</a> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <p>The equator also passes through the <a href="/wiki/Territorial_waters#Territorial_sea" title="Territorial waters">territorial seas</a> of three countries: <a href="/wiki/Maldives" title="Maldives">Maldives</a> (south of <a href="/wiki/Gaafu_Dhaalu_Atoll" title="Gaafu Dhaalu Atoll">Gaafu Dhaalu Atoll</a>), <a href="/wiki/Kiribati" title="Kiribati">Kiribati</a> (south of <a href="/wiki/Buariki_(Aranuka)" title="Buariki (Aranuka)">Buariki Island</a>), and the <a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a> (south of <a href="/wiki/Baker_Island" title="Baker Island">Baker Island</a>). </p><p>Despite its name, no part of <a href="/wiki/Equatorial_Guinea" title="Equatorial Guinea">Equatorial Guinea</a> lies on the equator. However, its island of <a href="/wiki/Annob%C3%B3n" title="Annobón">Annobón</a> is 155 km (96 mi) south of the equator, and the rest of the country lies to the north. <a href="/wiki/France" title="France">France</a>, <a href="/wiki/Norway" title="Norway">Norway</a> (<a href="/wiki/Bouvet_Island" title="Bouvet Island">Bouvet Island</a>), and the <a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom">United Kingdom</a> are the other three <a href="/wiki/Northern_Hemisphere" title="Northern Hemisphere">Northern Hemisphere</a>-based countries which have territories in the <a href="/wiki/Southern_Hemisphere" title="Southern Hemisphere">Southern Hemisphere</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Equatorial_seasons_and_climate">Equatorial seasons and climate</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Equator&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Equatorial seasons and climate"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main articles: <a href="/wiki/Season" title="Season">Season</a> and <a href="/wiki/Effect_of_Sun_angle_on_climate" title="Effect of Sun angle on climate">Effect of Sun angle on climate</a></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Further information: <a href="/wiki/Tropics" title="Tropics">Tropics</a></div> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Frame"><a href="/wiki/File:Seasons.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/12/Seasons.svg/266px-Seasons.svg.png" decoding="async" width="266" height="170" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/12/Seasons.svg/399px-Seasons.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/12/Seasons.svg/532px-Seasons.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="266" data-file-height="170" /></a><figcaption><br />Diagram of the seasons, showing the situation at the December solstice. Regardless of the time of day (i.e. <a href="/wiki/Earth" title="Earth">Earth</a>'s rotation on its axis), the <a href="/wiki/North_Pole" title="North Pole">North Pole</a> will be dark, and the <a href="/wiki/South_Pole" title="South Pole">South Pole</a> will be illuminated; see also <a href="/wiki/Polar_night" title="Polar night">polar night</a>. In addition to the density of <a href="/wiki/Angle_of_incidence_(optics)" title="Angle of incidence (optics)">incident</a> light, the <a href="/wiki/Dissipation" title="Dissipation">dissipation</a> of light in <a href="/wiki/Atmosphere_of_Earth" title="Atmosphere of Earth">atmosphere</a> is greater when it falls at a shallow angle.</figcaption></figure> <p>Seasons result from the tilt of Earth's axis away from a line perpendicular to the plane of its revolution around the Sun. Throughout the year, the Northern and Southern hemispheres are alternately turned either toward or away from the Sun, depending on Earth's position in its orbit. The hemisphere turned toward the Sun receives more sunlight and is in summer, while the other hemisphere receives less sun and is in winter (see <a href="/wiki/Solstice" title="Solstice">solstice</a>). </p><p>At the <a href="/wiki/Equinox" title="Equinox">equinoxes</a>, Earth's axis is perpendicular to the Sun rather than tilted toward or away, meaning that day and night are both about 12 hours long across the whole of Earth. </p><p>Near the equator, this means the variation in the strength of solar radiation is different relative to the time of year than it is at higher latitudes: maximum solar radiation is received during the equinoxes, when a place at the equator is under the <a href="/wiki/Subsolar_point" title="Subsolar point">subsolar point</a> at high noon, and the intermediate seasons of spring and autumn occur at higher latitudes; and the minimum occurs during <i>both</i> solstices, when either pole is tilted towards or away from the sun, resulting in either summer or winter in both hemispheres. This also results in a corresponding movement of the equator away from the subsolar point, which is then situated over or near the relevant <a href="/wiki/Tropic_of_Cancer" title="Tropic of Cancer">tropic</a> <a href="/wiki/Tropic_of_Capricorn" title="Tropic of Capricorn">circle</a>. Nevertheless, temperatures are high year-round due to the Earth's <a href="/wiki/Axial_tilt" title="Axial tilt">axial tilt</a> of 23.5° not being enough to create a low minimum midday <a href="/wiki/Position_of_the_Sun#Declination_of_the_Sun_as_seen_from_Earth" title="Position of the Sun">declination</a> to sufficiently weaken the Sun's rays even during the solstices. High year-round temperatures extend to about 25° north or south of the equator, although the moderate seasonal temperature difference is defined by the opposing solstices (as it is at higher latitudes) near the poleward limits of this range. </p><p>Near the equator, there is little temperature change throughout the year, though there may be dramatic differences in rainfall and humidity. The terms summer, autumn, winter and spring do not generally apply. Lowlands around the equator generally have a <a href="/wiki/Tropical_rainforest_climate" title="Tropical rainforest climate">tropical rainforest climate</a>, also known as an equatorial climate, though cold ocean currents cause some regions to have <a href="/wiki/Tropical_monsoon_climate" title="Tropical monsoon climate">tropical monsoon climates</a> with a <a href="/wiki/Dry_season" title="Dry season">dry season</a> in the middle of the year, and the <a href="/wiki/Somali_Current" title="Somali Current">Somali Current</a> generated by the <a href="/wiki/Monsoon_of_South_Asia" title="Monsoon of South Asia">Asian monsoon</a> due to continental heating via the high <a href="/wiki/Tibetan_Plateau" title="Tibetan Plateau">Tibetan Plateau</a> causes <a href="/wiki/Greater_Somalia" title="Greater Somalia">Greater Somalia</a> to have an arid climate despite its equatorial location. </p><p>Average annual temperatures in equatorial lowlands are around 31 °C (88 °F) during the afternoon and 23 °C (73 °F) around sunrise. Rainfall is very high away from cold ocean current upwelling zones, from 2,500 to 3,500 mm (100 to 140 in) per year. There are about 200 rainy days per year and average annual sunshine hours are around 2,000. Despite high year-round sea level temperatures, some higher altitudes such as the <a href="/wiki/Andes" title="Andes">Andes</a> and <a href="/wiki/Mount_Kilimanjaro" title="Mount Kilimanjaro">Mount Kilimanjaro</a> have glaciers. The highest point on the equator is at the elevation of 4,690 metres (15,387 ft), at <span class="geo-inline"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Equator&params=0_0_0_N_77_59_31_W_type:landmark_region:EC&title=highest+point+on+the+equator"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">0°0′0″N</span> <span class="longitude">77°59′31″W</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="vcard"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">0.00000°N 77.99194°W</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">0.00000; -77.99194</span></span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="fn org">highest point on the equator</span>)</span></span></span></a></span></span>, found on the southern slopes of <a href="/wiki/Cayambe_(volcano)" title="Cayambe (volcano)">Volcán Cayambe</a> [summit 5,790 metres (18,996 ft)] in <a href="/wiki/Ecuador" title="Ecuador">Ecuador</a>. This is slightly above the <a href="/wiki/Snow_line" title="Snow line">snow line</a> and is the only place on the equator where snow lies on the ground. At the equator, the snow line is around 1,000 metres (3,300 ft) <i>lower</i> than on <a href="/wiki/Mount_Everest" title="Mount Everest">Mount Everest</a> and as much as 2,000 metres (6,600 ft) lower than the highest snow line in the world, near the <a href="/wiki/Tropic_of_Capricorn" title="Tropic of Capricorn">Tropic of Capricorn</a> on <a href="/wiki/Llullaillaco" title="Llullaillaco">Llullaillaco</a>. </p> <div> <table class="wikitable mw-collapsible" style="width:75%; text-align:center; line-height:1.2em;"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="14">Climate data for <a href="/wiki/Libreville" title="Libreville">Libreville</a>, <a href="/wiki/Gabon" title="Gabon">Gabon</a> in Africa </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Month </th> <th scope="col">Jan </th> <th scope="col">Feb </th> <th scope="col">Mar </th> <th scope="col">Apr </th> <th scope="col">May </th> <th scope="col">Jun </th> <th scope="col">Jul </th> <th scope="col">Aug </th> <th scope="col">Sep </th> <th scope="col">Oct </th> <th scope="col">Nov </th> <th scope="col">Dec </th> <th scope="col" style="border-left-width:medium">Year </th></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Mean daily maximum °C (°F) </th> <td style="background: #FFCC33; color:#000000;" class="notheme">29.5<br />(85.1) </td> <td style="background: #FFBB33; color:#000000;" class="notheme">30.0<br />(86.0) </td> <td style="background: #FFBB33; color:#000000;" class="notheme">30.2<br />(86.4) </td> <td style="background: #FFBB33; color:#000000;" class="notheme">30.1<br />(86.2) </td> <td style="background: #FFCC33; color:#000000;" class="notheme">29.4<br />(84.9) </td> <td style="background: #FFCC33; color:#000000;" class="notheme">27.6<br />(81.7) </td> <td style="background: #FFFF88; color:#000000;" class="notheme">26.4<br />(79.5) </td> <td style="background: #FFFF88; color:#000000;" class="notheme">26.8<br />(80.2) </td> <td style="background: #FFCC33; color:#000000;" class="notheme">27.5<br />(81.5) </td> <td style="background: #FFCC33; color:#000000;" class="notheme">28.0<br />(82.4) </td> <td style="background: #FFCC33; color:#000000;" class="notheme">28.4<br />(83.1) </td> <td style="background: #FFCC33; color:#000000;" class="notheme">29.0<br />(84.2) </td> <td style="background: #FFCC33; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">28.58<br />(83.44) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Daily mean °C (°F) </th> <td style="background: #FFFF88; color:#000000;" class="notheme">26.8<br />(80.2) </td> <td style="background: #FFCC33; color:#000000;" class="notheme">27.0<br />(80.6) </td> <td style="background: #FFCC33; color:#000000;" class="notheme">27.1<br />(80.8) </td> <td style="background: #FFFF88; color:#000000;" class="notheme">26.6<br />(79.9) </td> <td style="background: #FFFF88; color:#000000;" class="notheme">26.7<br />(80.1) </td> <td style="background: #FFFF88; color:#000000;" class="notheme">25.4<br />(77.7) </td> <td style="background: #FFFF88; color:#000000;" class="notheme">24.3<br />(75.7) </td> <td style="background: #FFFF88; color:#000000;" class="notheme">24.3<br />(75.7) </td> <td style="background: #FFFF88; color:#000000;" class="notheme">25.4<br />(77.7) </td> <td style="background: #FFFF88; color:#000000;" class="notheme">25.7<br />(78.3) </td> <td style="background: #FFFF88; color:#000000;" class="notheme">25.9<br />(78.6) </td> <td style="background: #FFFF88; color:#000000;" class="notheme">26.2<br />(79.2) </td> <td style="background: #FFFF88; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">25.95<br />(78.71) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Mean daily minimum °C (°F) </th> <td style="background: #FFFF88; color:#000000;" class="notheme">24.1<br />(75.4) </td> <td style="background: #FFFF88; color:#000000;" class="notheme">24.0<br />(75.2) </td> <td style="background: #FFFFAA; color:#000000;" class="notheme">23.9<br />(75.0) </td> <td style="background: #FFFFAA; color:#000000;" class="notheme">23.1<br />(73.6) </td> <td style="background: #FFFF88; color:#000000;" class="notheme">24.0<br />(75.2) </td> <td style="background: #FFFFAA; color:#000000;" class="notheme">23.2<br />(73.8) </td> <td style="background: #FFFFAA; color:#000000;" class="notheme">22.1<br />(71.8) </td> <td style="background: #FFFFAA; color:#000000;" class="notheme">21.8<br />(71.2) </td> <td style="background: #FFFFAA; color:#000000;" class="notheme">23.2<br />(73.8) </td> <td style="background: #FFFFAA; color:#000000;" class="notheme">23.4<br />(74.1) </td> <td style="background: #FFFFAA; color:#000000;" class="notheme">23.4<br />(74.1) </td> <td style="background: #FFFFAA; color:#000000;" class="notheme">23.4<br />(74.1) </td> <td style="background: #FFFFAA; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">23.30<br />(73.94) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Average rainfall mm (inches) </th> <td style="background: #008800; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">250.3<br />(9.85) </td> <td style="background: #007000; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">243.1<br />(9.57) </td> <td style="background: #003000; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">363.2<br />(14.30) </td> <td style="background: #003000; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">339.0<br />(13.35) </td> <td style="background: #008D00; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">247.3<br />(9.74) </td> <td style="background: #ABFFAB; color:#000000;" class="notheme">54.1<br />(2.13) </td> <td style="background: #F5FFF5; color:#000000;" class="notheme">6.6<br />(0.26) </td> <td style="background: #EAFFEA; color:#000000;" class="notheme">13.7<br />(0.54) </td> <td style="background: #5EFF5E; color:#000000;" class="notheme">104.0<br />(4.09) </td> <td style="background: #003000; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">427.2<br />(16.82) </td> <td style="background: #003000; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">490.0<br />(19.29) </td> <td style="background: #003A00; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">303.2<br />(11.94) </td> <td style="background: #009600; color:#FFFFFF; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">2,841.7<br />(111.88) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Average rainy days <span style="font-size:90%;" class="nowrap">(≥ 0.1 mm)</span> </th> <td style="background: #2222FF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">17.9 </td> <td style="background: #3636FF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">14.8 </td> <td style="background: #0E0EFF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">19.5 </td> <td style="background: #0A0AFF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">19.2 </td> <td style="background: #3939FF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">16.0 </td> <td style="background: #CFCFFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">3.70 </td> <td style="background: #EAEAFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">1.70 </td> <td style="background: #C2C2FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">4.90 </td> <td style="background: #4646FF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">14.5 </td> <td style="background: #0000C9; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">25.0 </td> <td style="background: #0000DD; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">22.6 </td> <td style="background: #2525FF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">17.6 </td> <td style="background: #4545FF; color:#FFFFFF; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">177.4 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Mean monthly <a href="/wiki/Sunshine_duration" title="Sunshine duration">sunshine hours</a> </th> <td style="background: #D0D000; color:#000000;" class="notheme">176.7 </td> <td style="background: #D7D700; color:#000000;" class="notheme">182.7 </td> <td style="background: #D0D000; color:#000000;" class="notheme">176.7 </td> <td style="background: #D3D300; color:#000000;" class="notheme">177.0 </td> <td style="background: #C7C700; color:#000000;" class="notheme">158.1 </td> <td style="background: #BDBD33; color:#000000;" class="notheme">132.0 </td> <td style="background: #B5B566; color:#000000;" class="notheme">117.8 </td> <td style="background: #A4A4A4; color:#000000;" class="notheme">89.90 </td> <td style="background: #ACAC99; color:#000000;" class="notheme">96.00 </td> <td style="background: #B2B277; color:#000000;" class="notheme">111.6 </td> <td style="background: #BFBF2A; color:#000000;" class="notheme">135.0 </td> <td style="background: #CCCC00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">167.4 </td> <td style="background: #C2C218; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">1,720.9 </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="14" style="text-align:center;font-size:95%;">Source: <a href="/wiki/World_Meteorological_Organization" title="World Meteorological Organization">World Meteorological Organization</a> (<a href="/wiki/United_Nations" title="United Nations">UN</a>),<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Hong_Kong_Observatory" title="Hong Kong Observatory">Hong Kong Observatory</a><sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table> </div><p><br /> </p><div> <table class="wikitable mw-collapsible" style="width:75%; text-align:center; line-height:1.2em;"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="14">Climate data for <a href="/wiki/Pontianak" title="Pontianak">Pontianak</a>, <a href="/wiki/Indonesia" title="Indonesia">Indonesia</a> in Asia </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Month </th> <th scope="col">Jan </th> <th scope="col">Feb </th> <th scope="col">Mar </th> <th scope="col">Apr </th> <th scope="col">May </th> <th scope="col">Jun </th> <th scope="col">Jul </th> <th scope="col">Aug </th> <th scope="col">Sep </th> <th scope="col">Oct </th> <th scope="col">Nov </th> <th scope="col">Dec </th> <th scope="col" style="border-left-width:medium">Year </th></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Mean daily maximum °C (°F) </th> <td style="background: #FFBB33; color:#000000;" class="notheme">32.4<br />(90.3) </td> <td style="background: #FFBB33; color:#000000;" class="notheme">32.7<br />(90.9) </td> <td style="background: #FFBB33; color:#000000;" class="notheme">32.9<br />(91.2) </td> <td style="background: #FF9900; color:#000000;" class="notheme">33.2<br />(91.8) </td> <td style="background: #FF9900; color:#000000;" class="notheme">33.0<br />(91.4) </td> <td style="background: #FF9900; color:#000000;" class="notheme">33.2<br />(91.8) </td> <td style="background: #FFBB33; color:#000000;" class="notheme">32.9<br />(91.2) </td> <td style="background: #FF9900; color:#000000;" class="notheme">33.4<br />(92.1) </td> <td style="background: #FFBB33; color:#000000;" class="notheme">32.6<br />(90.7) </td> <td style="background: #FFBB33; color:#000000;" class="notheme">32.6<br />(90.7) </td> <td style="background: #FFBB33; color:#000000;" class="notheme">32.2<br />(90.0) </td> <td style="background: #FFBB33; color:#000000;" class="notheme">32.0<br />(89.6) </td> <td style="background: #FFBB33; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">32.7<br />(90.9) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Daily mean °C (°F) </th> <td style="background: #FFCC33; color:#000000;" class="notheme">27.6<br />(81.7) </td> <td style="background: #FFCC33; color:#000000;" class="notheme">27.7<br />(81.9) </td> <td style="background: #FFCC33; color:#000000;" class="notheme">28.0<br />(82.4) </td> <td style="background: #FFCC33; color:#000000;" class="notheme">28.2<br />(82.8) </td> <td style="background: #FFCC33; color:#000000;" class="notheme">28.2<br />(82.8) </td> <td style="background: #FFCC33; color:#000000;" class="notheme">28.2<br />(82.8) </td> <td style="background: #FFCC33; color:#000000;" class="notheme">27.7<br />(81.9) </td> <td style="background: #FFCC33; color:#000000;" class="notheme">27.9<br />(82.2) </td> <td style="background: #FFCC33; color:#000000;" class="notheme">27.6<br />(81.7) </td> <td style="background: #FFCC33; color:#000000;" class="notheme">27.7<br />(81.9) </td> <td style="background: #FFCC33; color:#000000;" class="notheme">27.4<br />(81.3) </td> <td style="background: #FFCC33; color:#000000;" class="notheme">27.2<br />(81.0) </td> <td style="background: #FFCC33; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">27.7<br />(81.9) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Mean daily minimum °C (°F) </th> <td style="background: #FFFFAA; color:#000000;" class="notheme">22.7<br />(72.9) </td> <td style="background: #FFFFAA; color:#000000;" class="notheme">22.6<br />(72.7) </td> <td style="background: #FFFFAA; color:#000000;" class="notheme">23.0<br />(73.4) </td> <td style="background: #FFFFAA; color:#000000;" class="notheme">23.2<br />(73.8) </td> <td style="background: #FFFFAA; color:#000000;" class="notheme">23.4<br />(74.1) </td> <td style="background: #FFFFAA; color:#000000;" class="notheme">23.1<br />(73.6) </td> <td style="background: #FFFFAA; color:#000000;" class="notheme">22.5<br />(72.5) </td> <td style="background: #FFFFAA; color:#000000;" class="notheme">22.3<br />(72.1) </td> <td style="background: #FFFFAA; color:#000000;" class="notheme">22.6<br />(72.7) </td> <td style="background: #FFFFAA; color:#000000;" class="notheme">22.8<br />(73.0) </td> <td style="background: #FFFFAA; color:#000000;" class="notheme">22.6<br />(72.7) </td> <td style="background: #FFFFAA; color:#000000;" class="notheme">22.4<br />(72.3) </td> <td style="background: #FFFFAA; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">22.7<br />(72.9) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Average rainfall mm (inches) </th> <td style="background: #007A00; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">260<br />(10.2) </td> <td style="background: #009E00; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">215<br />(8.5) </td> <td style="background: #008300; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">254<br />(10.0) </td> <td style="background: #003C00; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">292<br />(11.5) </td> <td style="background: #008000; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">256<br />(10.1) </td> <td style="background: #00B700; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">212<br />(8.3) </td> <td style="background: #00D200; color:#000000;" class="notheme">201<br />(7.9) </td> <td style="background: #00F100; color:#000000;" class="notheme">180<br />(7.1) </td> <td style="background: #003700; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">295<br />(11.6) </td> <td style="background: #003000; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">329<br />(13.0) </td> <td style="background: #003000; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">400<br />(15.7) </td> <td style="background: #003B00; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">302<br />(11.9) </td> <td style="background: #006900; color:#FFFFFF; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">3,196<br />(125.8) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Average rainy days <span style="font-size:90%;" class="nowrap">(≥ 0.1 mm)</span> </th> <td style="background: #4545FF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">15 </td> <td style="background: #4E4EFF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">13 </td> <td style="background: #0000FA; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">21 </td> <td style="background: #0000E5; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">22 </td> <td style="background: #0808FF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">20 </td> <td style="background: #1919FF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">18 </td> <td style="background: #3939FF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">16 </td> <td style="background: #0000C9; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">25 </td> <td style="background: #4C4CFF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">14 </td> <td style="background: #0000B0; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">27 </td> <td style="background: #0000BF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">25 </td> <td style="background: #0000EE; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">22 </td> <td style="background: #0505FF; color:#FFFFFF; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">238 </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="14" style="text-align:center;font-size:95%;">Source: <a href="/wiki/World_Meteorological_Organization" title="World Meteorological Organization">World Meteorological Organization</a> (<a href="/wiki/United_Nations" title="United Nations">UN</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table> </div><p><br /> </p><div> <table class="wikitable mw-collapsible" style="width:75%; text-align:center; line-height:1.2em;"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="14">Climate data for <a href="/wiki/Macap%C3%A1" title="Macapá">Macapá</a>, <a href="/wiki/Brazil" title="Brazil">Brazil</a> in South America </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Month </th> <th scope="col">Jan </th> <th scope="col">Feb </th> <th scope="col">Mar </th> <th scope="col">Apr </th> <th scope="col">May </th> <th scope="col">Jun </th> <th scope="col">Jul </th> <th scope="col">Aug </th> <th scope="col">Sep </th> <th scope="col">Oct </th> <th scope="col">Nov </th> <th scope="col">Dec </th> <th scope="col" style="border-left-width:medium">Year </th></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Mean daily maximum °C (°F) </th> <td style="background: #FFCC33; color:#000000;" class="notheme">29.7<br />(85.5) </td> <td style="background: #FFCC33; color:#000000;" class="notheme">29.2<br />(84.6) </td> <td style="background: #FFCC33; color:#000000;" class="notheme">29.3<br />(84.7) </td> <td style="background: #FFCC33; color:#000000;" class="notheme">29.5<br />(85.1) </td> <td style="background: #FFBB33; color:#000000;" class="notheme">30.0<br />(86.0) </td> <td style="background: #FFBB33; color:#000000;" class="notheme">30.3<br />(86.5) </td> <td style="background: #FFBB33; color:#000000;" class="notheme">30.6<br />(87.1) </td> <td style="background: #FFBB33; color:#000000;" class="notheme">31.5<br />(88.7) </td> <td style="background: #FFBB33; color:#000000;" class="notheme">32.1<br />(89.8) </td> <td style="background: #FFBB33; color:#000000;" class="notheme">32.6<br />(90.7) </td> <td style="background: #FFBB33; color:#000000;" class="notheme">32.3<br />(90.1) </td> <td style="background: #FFBB33; color:#000000;" class="notheme">31.4<br />(88.5) </td> <td style="background: #FFBB33; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">30.71<br />(87.28) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Daily mean °C (°F) </th> <td style="background: #FFFF88; color:#000000;" class="notheme">26.5<br />(79.7) </td> <td style="background: #FFFF88; color:#000000;" class="notheme">26.2<br />(79.2) </td> <td style="background: #FFFF88; color:#000000;" class="notheme">26.3<br />(79.3) </td> <td style="background: #FFFF88; color:#000000;" class="notheme">26.4<br />(79.5) </td> <td style="background: #FFFF88; color:#000000;" class="notheme">26.8<br />(80.2) </td> <td style="background: #FFFF88; color:#000000;" class="notheme">26.8<br />(80.2) </td> <td style="background: #FFFF88; color:#000000;" class="notheme">26.8<br />(80.2) </td> <td style="background: #FFCC33; color:#000000;" class="notheme">27.4<br />(81.3) </td> <td style="background: #FFCC33; color:#000000;" class="notheme">27.8<br />(82.0) </td> <td style="background: #FFCC33; color:#000000;" class="notheme">28.1<br />(82.6) </td> <td style="background: #FFCC33; color:#000000;" class="notheme">27.9<br />(82.2) </td> <td style="background: #FFCC33; color:#000000;" class="notheme">27.4<br />(81.3) </td> <td style="background: #FFCC33; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">27.03<br />(80.65) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Mean daily minimum °C (°F) </th> <td style="background: #FFFFAA; color:#000000;" class="notheme">23.0<br />(73.4) </td> <td style="background: #FFFFAA; color:#000000;" class="notheme">23.1<br />(73.6) </td> <td style="background: #FFFFAA; color:#000000;" class="notheme">23.2<br />(73.8) </td> <td style="background: #FFFFAA; color:#000000;" class="notheme">23.5<br />(74.3) </td> <td style="background: #FFFFAA; color:#000000;" class="notheme">23.5<br />(74.3) </td> <td style="background: #FFFFAA; color:#000000;" class="notheme">23.2<br />(73.8) </td> <td style="background: #FFFFAA; color:#000000;" class="notheme">22.9<br />(73.2) </td> <td style="background: #FFFFAA; color:#000000;" class="notheme">23.3<br />(73.9) </td> <td style="background: #FFFFAA; color:#000000;" class="notheme">23.4<br />(74.1) </td> <td style="background: #FFFFAA; color:#000000;" class="notheme">23.5<br />(74.3) </td> <td style="background: #FFFFAA; color:#000000;" class="notheme">23.5<br />(74.3) </td> <td style="background: #FFFFAA; color:#000000;" class="notheme">23.4<br />(74.1) </td> <td style="background: #FFFFAA; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">23.29<br />(73.92) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Average rainfall mm (inches) </th> <td style="background: #003F00; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">299.6<br />(11.80) </td> <td style="background: #003000; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">347.0<br />(13.66) </td> <td style="background: #003000; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">407.2<br />(16.03) </td> <td style="background: #003000; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">384.3<br />(15.13) </td> <td style="background: #003000; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">351.5<br />(13.84) </td> <td style="background: #00AB00; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">220.1<br />(8.67) </td> <td style="background: #00EA00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">184.8<br />(7.28) </td> <td style="background: #6CFF6C; color:#000000;" class="notheme">98.0<br />(3.86) </td> <td style="background: #BDFFBD; color:#000000;" class="notheme">42.6<br />(1.68) </td> <td style="background: #CAFFCA; color:#000000;" class="notheme">35.5<br />(1.40) </td> <td style="background: #A5FFA5; color:#000000;" class="notheme">58.4<br />(2.30) </td> <td style="background: #2AFF2A; color:#000000;" class="notheme">142.5<br />(5.61) </td> <td style="background: #00B800; color:#FFFFFF; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">2,571.5<br />(101.26) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Average rainy days <span style="font-size:90%;" class="nowrap">(≥ 0.1 mm)</span> </th> <td style="background: #0000E2; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">23 </td> <td style="background: #0000D4; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">22 </td> <td style="background: #0000D5; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">24 </td> <td style="background: #0000CC; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">24 </td> <td style="background: #0000C9; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">25 </td> <td style="background: #0000E5; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">22 </td> <td style="background: #1414FF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">19 </td> <td style="background: #5E5EFF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">13 </td> <td style="background: #B2B2FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">6 </td> <td style="background: #C1C1FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">5 </td> <td style="background: #B2B2FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">6 </td> <td style="background: #5252FF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">14 </td> <td style="background: #2A2AFF; color:#FFFFFF; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">203 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Mean monthly <a href="/wiki/Sunshine_duration" title="Sunshine duration">sunshine hours</a> </th> <td style="background: #C3C311; 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