geographic equator

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• Geographic feature — Geographic features, or geographical formations, are components of a planet that can be referred to as locations, sites, areas, or regions (and therefore may show up on maps). There are natural geographic features, abstract geographic features,… …   Wikipedia

• Geographic — Ge o*graph ic, Geographical Ge o*graph ic*al, a. [L. geographicus, Gr. ?: cf. F. g[ e]ographique.] Of or pertaining to geography. [1913 Webster] {Geographical distribution}. See under {Distribution}. {Geographic latitude} (of a place), the angle… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Geographic latitude — Geographic Ge o*graph ic, Geographical Ge o*graph ic*al, a. [L. geographicus, Gr. ?: cf. F. g[ e]ographique.] Of or pertaining to geography. [1913 Webster] {Geographical distribution}. See under {Distribution}. {Geographic latitude} (of a place) …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Geographic coordinate system — Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 3.12MB) …   Wikipedia

• equator — /i kway teuhr/, n. 1. the great circle on a sphere or heavenly body whose plane is perpendicular to the axis, equidistant everywhere from the two poles of the sphere or heavenly body. 2. the great circle of the earth that is equidistant from the… …   Universalium

• Equator — For other uses, see Equator (disambiguation). 0° Equator …   Wikipedia

• geographic latitude — The angular distance measured north or south of the equator along a meridian, 0° through 90°, with 0° being the equator and 90° the respective pole …   Aviation dictionary

• Thermal equator — The thermal equator (also known as the heat equator ) is a belt encircling the Earth, defined by the set of locations having the highest mean annual temperature at each longitude around the globe. Because local temperatures are sensitive to the… …   Wikipedia

• Pacific Ocean — an ocean bordered by the American continents, Asia, and Australia: largest ocean in the world; divided by the equator into the North Pacific and the South Pacific. 70,000,000 sq. mi. (181,300,000 sq. km); greatest known depth, 35,433 ft. (10,800… …   Universalium

• Congo River — or Zaire River River, west central Africa. Rising in Zambia as the Chambeshi and flowing 2,900 mi (4,700 km) through the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the Atlantic Ocean, it is the second longest river in Africa. It flows through three… …   Universalium

• equatorial — adjective Date: 1664 1. a. of, relating to, or located at the equator or an equator; also being in the plane of the equator < a satellite in equatorial orbit > b. of, originating in, or suggesting the region around the geographic equator 2. a.… …   New Collegiate Dictionary