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The 28 pages that link to Equator, each with the reason it gives.

• LatitudeRelated: It is the reference line from which north and south latitude are measured.

• LongitudeRelated: It provides the zero reference for latitude, which complements longitude.

• Celestial equatorRelated: The celestial equator is the projection of this terrestrial circle onto the sky.

• Great circleBroader topic: It is Earth’s most familiar example of a great circle.

• Lake VictoriaRelated: The equator crosses Lake Victoria and shapes its tropical climate.

• International Date LineCompared with: Unlike the date line, the equator is a fixed geometric boundary rather than a calendar convention.

• Arctic CircleRelated: The circle’s latitude is measured northward from this reference line.

• Antarctic CircleRelated: Its plane anchors the latitude system used to locate the Antarctic Circle.

• QuitoRelated: Quito lies close to the equator, though its high elevation moderates temperatures.

• Southern HemisphereRelated: It is the boundary that defines the hemisphere.

• South Atlantic OceanRelated: The South Atlantic's northern extent is conventionally placed at the equator.

• MeridianRelated: It intersects every meridian at a right angle.

• HemisphereRelated: It divides Earth into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres.

• Tropic of CancerNarrower topic: The Tropic of Cancer is one of two tropical boundaries measured north and south from it.

• Howland IslandRelated: Howland lies just north of the equator, giving it a hot tropical climate.

• TropicsRelated: It divides the tropics into northern and southern halves.

• Jarvis IslandRelated: Jarvis lies just south of the equator, shaping its tropical climate.

• Gravity of EarthBroader topic: Earth’s rotation and equatorial bulge make surface gravity weaker here than near the poles.

• West KalimantanRelated: It crosses West Kalimantan near Pontianak.

• 180th meridianCompared with: It is a latitude reference circle, whereas the 180th meridian is a longitude line.

• Eastern HemisphereRelated: It divides the Eastern Hemisphere into northern and southern regions.

• Charles Marie de La CondamineBroader topic: Measuring a meridian near the equator supplied the low-latitude comparison the debate required.

• DaytimeBroader topic: Day length near the equator changes little across the year.

• Land and water hemispheresCompared with: Unlike the equator, the dividing circle between these hemispheres is not a fixed geographic reference line.

• MacapáRelated: The Equator passes through Macapá and is marked by a monument in the city.

• Cape São RoqueRelated: The cape lies in Brazil’s low-latitude northeast, south of the Equator.

• Circle of latitudeRelated: It is the largest circle of latitude and the reference for north and south.

• Hemispheres of EarthRelated: It divides Earth into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres.