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1 day ago · Not only is fear setting in, but the sun’s heat does wonders to make a girl want to please the sea gods so she can get the heck away from the equator. We have been flirting with the equator, sitting just a degree or less from it all day, just for the 12 o’clock arrival, and man, let me tell you, we need to get this show on the road.
3 days ago · The Korean drama “Man from the Equator” and the movie “Hero”starring Lee Byung-hun were filmed in this village. Perhaps that’s why it’s more popular among foreigners than locals. Recently, it has been featured in popular Taiwanese drama “Girls’ Generation 2” and Vietnamese variety show “Let’s Feast Vietnam visit Busan.”.
4 days ago · Twain recounted the equator crossing in a way that only he could: “A sailor explained to a young girl that the ship’s speed is poor because we are climbing up the bulge toward the center of the globe; but that when we should once get over, at the equator, and start downhill, we should fly.”
4 days ago · No other continent—except Antarctica—penetrates so far to the south. Although the northern part of South America extends north of the Equator and four-fifths of its landmass is located within the tropics, it also reaches subantarctic latitudes.
4 days ago · The distance between a specific location and the equator varies depending on where you are on the globe. For example, the United States is approximately 2,747.15 miles (4,421.12 kilometers) north of the equator, placing it in the Northern Hemisphere. On the other hand, Italy is around 2,959.50 miles (4,762.86 kilometers) north of the equator.
14 hours ago · The equator is also a well-known region for turbulence because of strong upward currents and thunderstorm activity, turbli said. Japan has high levels of mountain- and ocean-induced turbulence.
4 days ago · A former music teacher has set off on a 4,000-mile voyage across the ocean. Armed with just the supplies he could fit aboard his 27-foot boat, a man who calls himself the "Sailing Songbird" is documenting his trip across the Pacific Ocean for his 892,000 followers as he travels from Seattle to Cabo. Article continues below advertisement.
