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Yes, the speed of the Earth's rotation is faster at the equator compared to the North Pole. The Earth completes one full rotation on its axis in approximately 24 hours, resulting in the cycle of day and night. However, due to the Earth's shape, which is not a perfect sphere but an oblate spheroid, the equator is farther from the axis of rotation compared to the poles.

The distance from the Earth's axis to a point on the surface determines the speed of rotation at that point. Since the equator is farther away from the axis, it has a greater distance to cover in the same amount of time as compared to the poles. As a result, points along the equator have a higher linear velocity and experience faster rotation than points closer to the poles.

To be more specific, the Earth's equator has a rotational speed of approximately 1670 kilometers per hour (1037 miles per hour), while the rotational speed at the North Pole is essentially zero (since it is at the axis of rotation). The speed gradually increases as you move from the poles towards the equator.

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