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

• Équateur (film) (English: Equator), a 1983 French film directed by Serge Gainsbourg
• 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

• Equator (magazine), a London-based literary and political magazine founded in 2025
• 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

• Equator (Randy Stonehill album), 1983
• Equator (Uriah Heep album), 1985

Songs

• "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 (Enhancing the QUAlity and Transparency Of health Research), an international health research quality initiative
• 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 (film), a 1983 French film
• Ecuador (disambiguation)

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