See if you can find out what your latitude and longitude are by using a globe. Go on! It’s easy! The globe above shows the Northern and Southern Hemispheres divided by the Equator. The Equator ...

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 ...

This produces a speed at the equator of about 1,037 mph (1,670 km/h). You won't be moving quite as fast at other latitudes, however. If we move halfway up the globe to 45 degrees in latitude ...