the difference between the equatorial diameter and the Polar diameter
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The difference in axes is about 1 part in 300. This means the earth's equatorial diameter is 7,926 miles, while its polar diameter is 7,900 miles. Although the difference between equatorial and polar diameters is only 26 miles, the oblate shape of the earth complicates geographical matters.
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On Earth. The Earth has a rather slight equatorial bulge: it is about 43 km (27 mi) wider at the equator than pole-to-pole, a difference which is close to 1/300 of the diameter.
The difference in axes is about 1 part in 300. This means the earth's equatorial diameter is 7,926 miles, while its polar diameter is 7,900 miles. Although the difference between equatorial and polar diameters is only 26 miles, the oblate shape of the earth complicates geographical matters.
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