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The Monument to the Equator, located at San Antonio parish in the canton of Quito, 26 km (16 mi) north of the center of Quito, highlights the exact location of the Equator (from which the country takes its name). The 30-m (98-ft) tall monument was constructed between 1979 and 1982 of iron and concrete, and then faced with cut and polished andesite stone.