In the 18th century, French scientists thought they had identified the location of the equator. But they got it wrong. Thousands of years earlier the pre-Incas were able to plot its location ...

By 1981, construction had already begun on the Middle of the World City, where a 30-meter-high monument was placed and a line was drawn to simulate the equator line. This resort opened its doors ...

Satellite technology has since confirmed this site near Cayambe city to be the true equator - unlike other tourist attractions with equatorial claims, the Mitad del Mundo monument, and the ...

Midway along Ireland’s Atlantic Coast lies the Burren, an otherworldly landscape whose mesmerising limestone formations have ...

Whether he is navigating the open roads of the Great Plains, braving the frigid temperatures of northern Alaska or searching for the equator in Ecuador, Jimbo Tarpey is on a journey of discovery.

No hurricane has been known to cross the equator. Rating: In fall 2024, as Hurricane Helene and Hurricane Milton battered the southeastern United States, a claim spread online that no hurricane ...

After the devastation of Hurricane Helene and now Hurricane Milton hitting Florida, reports have been spreading on social media that hurricanes never cross the equator. This is true, but why?

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 ...

Photograph by HelloRF ZCool, Shutterstock 15 min read Located in the Pacific Ocean near the equator, the Republic ... designated as a National Geological Monument by the Philippines.

Other than Hawaii and Alaska, Big Bend National Park in Texas is said to have the least light pollution of any other national park. You can see about 2,000 stars with your naked eye. With your ...

The final clip introduces the Middle of the World City, located in Ecuador and home to the Monument to the Equator. These five clips give a taste of the mystery and diversity of this southern ...