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Name: Marla Y.
Status: Educator
Age: 30s
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Date: April 1, 2004
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How much of the distance around the earth at the equator is land and how much is water?


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Marla,

Right on the equator, 78.7% is water covered and 21.3% is land covered.

David R. Cook
Atmospheric Research Section
Environmental Research Division
Argonne National Laboratory


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