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 ...

People my age grew up with a map of the world that had been created by Flemish cartographer Gerardus Mercator in 1569. But in ...

Go on! It’s easy! The globe above shows the Northern and Southern Hemispheres divided by the Equator. The Equator is at the centre of the lines of latitude and is at 0° latitude. Anything lying ...