Talk:Mitad del Mundo

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I've read that the true Equatorial line actually passes through the nearby Museo Solar Intiñán, which is a few hundred meters north of the Mitad del Mundo monument. True? Demf 18:30, 18 July 2006 (UTC)

Never heard that, but it wouldn't surprise me. The only info I've heard is what they tell the visitors, but they don't go into much detail on how they've confirmed the true location of the equator. --Spangineer^es (háblame) 18:36, 18 July 2006 (UTC)

Some Ecuadorian friends confirmed me a few weeks ago that the true equatorial line is north of Mitad del Mundo. And I double checked on Google Earth (0°0'7.77"S 78°27'21.30"W) where you can also see that when placing the cursor over the monument the latitude is 7.77"S instead of zero. True zero latitude is about 240 meters north of the monument.

The Mitad del Mundo does NOT sit on the equator and in fact is 241 meters too far south. Martin Slater (Quito, Ecuador). This may be due to the fact that the datum used (PSAD56) to locate the equator is outdated and incorrect.