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The grounds contain the Monument to the Equator, which highlights the exact location of the Equator (from which the country takes its name) and commemorates the eighteenth-century Franco-Spanish Geodesic Mission which fixed its approximate location; they also contain the Museo Etnográfico Mitad del Mundo, Ethnographic Museum Middle of the ...
The Equator Monument (Indonesian: Tugu Khatulistiwa) is located on the equator in Pontianak, Indonesia. It marks the division between the northern and southern hemispheres . [ 1 ] The monument was built along the Kapuas River, but then moved to the more strategic current location along the Tanjungpura Road.
Most monuments reflect the country's position on the equator and its tradition of pre-Columbian civilizations, as well as Spanish influence. List Mitad del Mundo ...
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The Quitsato Sundial is a cultural-tourist place located at La Mitad Del Mundo, near to Cayambe, 47 km north of Quito, Ecuador.It was built in 2006 and inaugurated in 2007 as an independent, non-profit project in a 24,756 ft 2 (2,300 m 2) area.
The town is a favorite tourist stopping point. Many stop to take photographs of the Equator Monument, eat at the restaurants located there and/or buy African crafts at the nearby crafts shops. [7] There are plans by the Uganda Tourism Board and Mpigi District Administration, to develop and modernise the location and attract more tourists. [8]
"Republic of the Equator"), derived from the former Ecuador Department of Gran Colombia established in 1824 as a division of the former territory of the Royal Audience of Quito. Quito, which remained the capital of the department and republic, is located only about 40 kilometers (25 mi), 1 ⁄ 4 of a degree, south of the equator.
Kololo Monument Monument commemorating 50 years of independence Kampala UG-C-013 Kololo Hero Monument Ignatius Musaazi, independence liberation hero Kampala More images. UG-C-014 Kololo Ceremonial Grounds Commemoration of Uganda's independence on 9 October 1962. It was last redeveloped on 9 May 2012. [3] Kampala