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Is the circumference greater at the poles or equator?

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As the shape of the earth is an oblate spheroid, the diameter is different at the equator and at the poles. Since the diameter at the equator is greater than the diameter at the poles, hence, the circumference of the great circle at the equator is the greatest.

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