what is length of equator?
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doesnt it go all the way round ?\n\nThe equator is an imaginary circle drawn around a planet (or other astronomical object) at a distance halfway between the poles. The equator divides the planet into a Northern Hemisphere and a Southern Hemisphere. The latitude of the equator is, by definition, 0°. The length of Earth's equator is about 40,075.0 km, or 24,901.5 miles.\n\n \nThe equator is one of the five main circles of latitude based on the relationship of the Earth's rotation and plane of orbit around the sun. Additionally, the equator is the only line of latitude which is also a great circle.\n\nThe Sun, in its seasonal movement through the sky, passes directly over the equator twice each year on the Vernal and Autumnal Equinoxes, which occur in March and September respectively. At the equator, the rays of the sun are perpendicular to the surface of the earth on these dates.\n\nPlaces near the equator experience the quickest rates of sunrise and sunset in the world, taking minutes. Such places also have a relatively constant amount of day/night time on every day throughout the year compared with more northerly or southerly places.
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"Earth's bulge also makes the circumference of Earth larger around the equator than around the poles. The circumference around the equator is 24,901.55 miles (40,075.16 kilometers), but around the poles it is only 24,859.82 miles (40,008.00 kilometers). The circumference is actually greatest just south of the equator, so Earth is slightly pear-shaped."
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(1) Latitude is an imaginary line that runs east and west and connects points of equal latitude on the globe. \n\n(2) The equator marks 0° latitude and makes a great circle that encompasses the Earth at its broadest width.\n\n(3)  All other lines of latitude are parallel to the equator and form smaller circles.
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the circumference of the earth\nat the equator is 24,902 mi / 40,076 km.
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It depends on the season. The current average lengths are:\nWinter: 88.994 days\nSpring: 92.758 days\nSummer: 93.651 days\nAutumn: 89.842 days \n\n(These values change slowly over time, as the position of the perihelion of Earth's orbit changes.)\n\nThe differing lengths of the season enabled ancient Greek astronomers to accurately measure the eccentricity of Earth's orbit as far back as the 2nd century BC.
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G'day Dragon Warrior,\n\nThank you for your question.\n\nThe diameter of the earth in miles is 7,296 miles at the equator and 7,900 at the poles.\n\nI have attached sources for your reference.\n\nRegards
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The circumference of the earth from pole to pole is roughly 24,860 miles. Since the distance of the north pole to the equator is 1/4 of the circumference then I calculate it to be approximately 6215 miles.\n\n:)
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The circumference of the earth at the equator is 24,901.55 miles (40,075.16 kilometers).\nBut, if you measure the earth through the poles the circumference is a bit shorter - 24,859.82 miles (40,008 km). This the earth is a tad wider than it is tall, giving it a slight bulge at the equator. This shape is known as an ellipsoid or more properly, geoid (earth-like).
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The distance is approximately 20,000 km.  The equator is halfway between the North and South Poles and this website gives the distance between the equator and the North Pole to be 10,000.8 km.
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Latitude:   41°50'10.03"N\n\nLongitude:   88° 0'25.32"W
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The circumference of the earth at the equator is 24,902 mi / 40,076 km.
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"The equatorial diameter is c.7,926 mi (12,760 km) and the polar diameter 7,900 mi (12,720 km)"\nThe Earth is the fifth largest planet of the solar system. The reason why earth is in a spherical shape, is because of the gravitational pull. The number that appeared most often in my sources was 12,756 km. There are actually two diameters of Earths: equatorial and polar. One of my sources stated that the equatorial diameter is 40 kilometers wider than the polar diameter. The Earth is not a perfect sphere because of a bulge in the equator. Most of the current knowledge of the Earth has been collected in three methods, through satellites, telescopes and outer space exploration.
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Depends where you drill. The distance from the poles is slightly different than the distance from the equators since the earth is slightly bulged at the equator.\n\nIf you were to drill straight through from the north pole to the south pole, you would travel about 7901 miles while drilling at the equator would add about 26 miles.
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The distance to the center of the earth and most planets is greater at the equator than at the poles. This is due to the spinning of the object on its axis.
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The earth rotates about its axis.  Obviously at the poles, there is no speed to the rotation at all.  At the equator, the circumference of the earth is about 25,000 miles and it rotates once per 24 hours, so the speed would have to be 25,000/24 = 1041.67 mph.  Depending on where you are between the equator and the pole, you'll get a speed of between 0 and 1041.67 mph.
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Mean Equatorial Radius\n71,492 km\n(11.209 of Earth's radius)\n\n142,984 km diam *3.14\n\n\n448,969.76 km is the cirumference\n\nif you search for astronomy pic of the day then search jupiter everyting is there.  Plus some relly awesome pictures
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The circumference of the earth at the equator is approximately 24,902 miles.  This works out to about 40.16 times around.