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Cover: Quitsato Sundial - The Equator Point

Address:
Carr. Panamericana, Ecuador
Category:
Info
City:
Cayambe For all signs in Cayambe
Country:
Ecuador For all signs in Ecuador
Shape:
Circle
Material:
Metal
Used by:
Instituto Geografico Militar
Builder:
Year:
2017
Standards:
 
Tags:
Flags


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On the cover:
Mayo 2017
Universidad Central del Ecuador
Instituto Geografico Militar
000’0’’
National Society of Prefessional Surveyors
USA
Hemisphere GNSS . Bernisen
Photography:
2020
Medad Gottlieb
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Comments:
A point on the equator that is at Quitsato Sundial - a small astronomical museum.
An anecdote on the sign posted by the Ecuadorian Military Geographic Institute says that if one stands on it, one foot is in the northern hemisphere and one in the southern.

GNSS - Global Navigation Satellite System acronym - satellite navigation system (for example: GPS).

Translation of the text on the sign:
May 2017
Central University of Ecuador
Geographic Military Institute

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