Tugu Khatulistiwa

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Tugu Khatulistiwa (Equator Monument) is a monument built to mark the Pontianak as a city that passed through the equator.This monument located on the Jalan Khatulistiwa, Siantan, North Pontianak, West Kalimantan Province, and became one of the icons of Pontianak.

The main attraction of this monument is at the time of culmination, when the sun was right on the equator. At that time the shadow of the monument 'disappeared' for a few seconds, even if exposed to sunlight. The event of sun culmination occur twice a year, between March 21-23 and September 21-23.