An equator is the intersection of a sphere's surface with the plane perpendicular to the sphere's axis of rotation and midway between the poles. On Earth, the Equator, at 0° latitude, divides the Northern and Southern Hemispheres.
Equator may also refer to:
Geography and astronomy
Film and television
- Equator HD, a geography-themed television network that broadcasts in high-definition
- Equator (BBC TV series), a 2006 documentary series based on a journey along the equator
- The Equator Man, a 2012 South Korean television series
Literature and periodicals
- The Equator (newspaper), a 19th-century black issues newspaper
- Following the Equator, an 1897 social commentary and travelogue by Mark Twain
Music
- Equator Records, a Kenya-based record label active from 1960 to 1974
- Equator Records (Canada), a Canadian record label founded in 2006
Albums
Songs
- "Equator", a song by Sparks from their 1974 album Kimono My House
Transportation
Air transportation
- Air Equator, a former airline based in Gan, Maldives
Automobiles
- Ford Equator, the name of three different vehicles:
- Ford Equator (2000 concept), a 2000 American mid-size pickup concept
- Ford Equator (2005 concept), a 2005 American compact SUV concept based on the Ford Escape
- Ford Equator, a 2021–present Chinese mid-size SUV produced by Jiangling Motors
- Suzuki Equator, a 2008–2012 American mid-size pickup truck
Watercraft
- Equator (schooner), an 1888 two-masted pygmy trading schooner
- MV Equator (1939), a Soviet cargo liner
Others
- Equator IRC, an Interdisciplinary Research Collaboration focused on experiences integrating physical and digital interactions
- EQUATOR (Enhancing the QUAlity and Transparency Of health Research), an international health research quality initiative
- Equator Principles, a business risk management framework
- Equator Prize, a UN award recognizing efforts to reduce poverty through conservation
- Equator crossing ceremony, a traditional naval initiation rite
See also
- Équateur (disambiguation)
- Province of Équateur, a province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Équateur (former province), a former province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Équateur District, a district of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Équateur (former province), a former province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Équateur (film), a 1983 French film
- Ecuador (disambiguation)