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non-legal public road (denoted by a red line on cadastral maps; sometimes no longer physically existing)
地球の赤道の長さは約四万キロだ。
The length of the Earth's equator is about 40,000 km.
赤道に近い地域は日差しがとても強い。
Areas near the equator have strong sunlight.
赤道を境に北半球と南半球に分かれる。
The equator divides the Earth into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres.