The Equator
0°00′
The fastest-moving ground on Earth: 1,670 km/h (1,040 mph) of spin.
Earth's 0° latitude divides the Northern and Southern Hemispheres. Day and night stay close to 12 hours here all year. Follow the line to compare places that share this steady rhythm.
- the only named latitude with a constant value
Named latitudes
- Arctic Circle · 66°34′N
- Tropic of Cancer · 23°26′N
- Tropic of Capricorn · 23°26′S
- Antarctic Circle · 66°34′S
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