The Equator monument

The equatorial monument in Pontianak, West Kalimantan, Indonesia
The miniature of equator monument contained in monument building

The Equator monument is located on the equator in Pontianak, Indonesia. It marks the division between the northern and southern hemispheres.

History

Construction

The monument consists of four iron wood poles, each with a diameter of about 0,30 metre, with frontage bollard height is two pieces as high as 3,05 radian place backside bollard and the signpost dart as high as 4,40 metres.

Location

Its location is in Jalan Khatulistiwa, North Pontianak, about 3 kilometres from the city centre of Pontianak.

The equator monument is not on the equator any more. The equator has moved slightly southwards and there is another line outside the monument, that shows the recorded position in 2005. The position of the equator in 2010 is even further south and in the river, as a GPS device can confirm.

Coordinates: 0°00′03.8″N 109°19′20.0″E / 0.001056°N 109.322222°E / 0.001056; 109.322222

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