on 9 October 1961 reported that measurements using the Transit IV-A satellite had shown the equatorial diameter from longitude 11° West to 169° East to be 1000 ft greater than its diameter ninety degrees away.

Equatorial countries and territories

The equator passes over approximately 8714 km of land (21.7%) and 31,361 km of sea (78.3%). It passes through the land of eleven sovereign states. Indonesia

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