The Story of the Equator

Author: Jenny Gaidropi
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Publish Date: 2004-01-01
Features: The equator stretches 24,000 miles across the Earth. For over 3,000 years, it has sparked countless imaginations and continuously drawn explorers to discover its mysteries. Renowned Italian historians Jenny Gaidropi and Anthony Sujia take this as a, revealing to readers the rich geographical knowledge of the regions near the equator, while showcasing many fascinating exploration stories that occurred throughout the long history of human civilization: the mysterious origins of the Nile River, the expansion mystery of the Congo region, the dangers of the equatorial doldrums, the evolution of the El Ni?o phenomenon, the search for the lost Garden of Eden, and the exploration of El Dorado—all of these are included in this remarkable work.