Also the second largest impact structure on Earth, the 1.85 billion years old Sudbury crater in Canada, hosts world-class mineral deposits - in this case nickel-rich minerals that were melted and concentrated by the extreme heating caused by the impact.
The circumference of Earth at the equator is about 24,902 miles (40,075 km), but from pole-to-pole â the meridional circumference â Earth is only 24,860 miles (40,008 km) around. This shape, caused by the flattening at the poles, is called an oblate spheroid.
Countries of the World: 196 (with the addition of South Sudan in 2011 as the world's newest country). Earth's Circumference at the Equator: 24,901.55 miles (40,075.16 km). Earth's Circumference Between the North and South Poles: 24,859.82 miles (40,008 km). Earth's Diameter at the Equator: 7,926.28 miles (12,756.1 km). Earth's Diameter at the Poles: 7,899.80 miles (12,713.5 km). Average Distance from the Earth to the Sun: 93,020,000 miles (149,669,180 km).