Posts Tagged ‘equator’

Cotopaxi is an active volcano close to Quito, Ecuador. The summits of the volcanos in central Ecuador are the furthest points from the earth’s centre due to the bulging of the earth at the equator. This is a timelapse video taken from Nasa’s APOD site which shows what happens above Cotopaxi in one night. Full explanation here.

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Jumping the Equator

Just north of Quito, Ecuador is La Mitad del Mundo, the Middle of the Earth which allows you to mess about and take lots of pictures, like this one. As you look at the picture, the Northern hemisphere is on the left and the Southern hemisphere on the right. I’m in neither.