Equator (disambiguation)

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

 * Celestial equator
 * Thermal equator
 * Solar equator
 * Chemical equator
 * Equatorial bulge

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
Albums Songs
 * Equator Records, a Kenya-based record label active from 1960 to 1974
 * Equator Records (Canada), a Canadian record label founded in 2006
 * Equator (Randy Stonehill album), 1983
 * Equator (Uriah Heep album), 1985
 * "Equator", a song by Sparks from their 1974 album Kimono My House

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