Global Map With Equator
The equator is part of the coordinate system used to determine a point in the world.
Global map with equator. This type of projection causes a minimum of country shape distortion near the equator a small amount of distortion at mid latitudes but extreme distortion near the poles. The equator is one of five lines of latitude used to help people navigate the world. This geographic or terrestrial equator divides the earth into the northern and southern hemispheres and forms the imaginary reference line on the earth s surface from which latitude is reckoned. World map circles of latitude longitude the equator the prime meridian the tropic of cancer and capricorn.
It is the place where the linear velocity is highest and at the same time it is the least of the gravity. In other words it is the line with 0 latitude. On this map geographic boundaries that trend north south appear as vertical lines geographic boundaries that trend east west appear as horizontal lines. On the map shown and for that matter on all other maps the arctic circle antarctic circle equator prime meridian tropic of cancer and tropic of capricorn are imaginary lines.
Latitudes and longitudes are angular measurements that give a location on the earth s surface. The map shows the equator line and the countries on the equator line. Equator world map with the equator marked by a red line. The equator runs through eleven countries and territories around the world including indonesia brazil and kenya among 8 others.
Because the earth is a sphere the equator the middle line is significantly longer than any of the other lines of latitude. The equator which cuts the world at the centre is given the value 0. All other lines of latitudes run parallel to the equator and are numbered in degrees north or south of the equator. Circles of latitude longitude the equator the prime meridian the tropic of cancer and capricorn.
Equator longitude is 111 kilometers from each other.