The Equator is a line of latitude that bisects the globe at its widest point, and where the hours of light and darkness are equal throughout the year. The Equator passes through 13 countries ...

Flat maps, designed to offer a consistent representation of Earth, reveal inaccuracies in countries' sizing ... apart as their distance from the equator increases. As a result, areas farthest ...

Our Earth’s circle of latitude passes through 11 countries ... exhibit that aligns the equator to the stars, and exposes the arbitrariness of our world map. Despite the north nearly always ...