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Thank you We sneak and here's your shmoop du jour

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Brought to you by the equator It goes around the

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world So pretty well traveled Thie correct notation for the

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absolute location off the equator is what And here's potential

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answers Okay well as you know the equator is an

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imaginary line that wraps all the way around the middle

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of the earth like a huge imaginary belt for a

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giant pair of non existent dance So the equator has

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a very special relation to latitude line would specify the

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north south position of points on earth's surface way Start

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measuring latitudes from the plater with angles from zero to

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ninety degrees north or south depending on surprise Surprise Whether

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we're looking at points north or south obvious waiter since

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the equator is related to latitude rather than longitude option

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b his act also since we start measuring latitudes from

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the equator and it's pretty tough to be north or

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south of yourself Trust us right Theo equator ends up

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being measured as zero degrees with no fiddly little ends

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or s is thrown in which means you and c

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fights to dust All right what about e zero degrees

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West No latitudes are measured as north or south not

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east or west Though option is stock has gone south

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And hurry We're left with me which as luck would

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have it is exactly the answer We're looking for zero

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degrees latitude which is about the only time you'll ever 00:01:27.298 --> [endTime] hear the words Zero degrees along the equator

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