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Are the Arctic Circle and the South Pole the farthest points on earth?
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∙ 9y ago
Yes. The South Pole is at 90 degrees S. The North Pole is at 90 degrees N. All lines of longitude converge at both poles.
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∙ 15y ago
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∙ 14y agoIf I'm correct in interpreting your question, the answer is no. The Earth bulges in the equator, so it is farther away from the Earth's core there than at the North Pole.
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∙ 9y agoTraditionally, the North and South Pole are considered the extremes of the globe, but it's all a matter of perspective. Someone living in Nunavut might think Peru is the farthest place.
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∙ 14y agoTo the South Pole, yes it is.
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∙ 13y agosouth pole
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What is about 23 degrees north of the south pole?
You can find the Antarctic Circle about 23 and a half degrees north of the South Pole.
What are the Arctic Circle and the Antarctic Circle compared to the Equator?
The Arctic Circle is north of the Equator; the Antarctic Circle is south of the Equator.
The two places on earth that are farthest from the equator?
You cannot get farther from the equator than the North Pole and South Pole, which is the Antarctic and Arctic respectively.
What is the imaginary line located at 66.5 degrees south longitude called?
The Line of Latitude you are referring to is called these Arctic Circle. The opposite line, 66.5 degrees south, refers to the Antarctic Circle. Areas with the Arctic Circle include the Arctic Ocean, Greenland, and the northern edges of Canada, Alaska, Russia, and Scandinavia.
Does an arctic tern fly from north pole to south pole?
Not exactly North Pole to South Pole, but from the Arctic Circle to the Antarctic Circle and vise versa.
Is Iceland north of the Arctic Circle?
It is south of the Arctic circle.
What is the farthest point on the Earth's surface?
north pole and south pole are the farthest points on earth
Is the Arctic Circle in the Himalayas?
the Himalayas are south of the Arctic Circle
Is Europe south or north of the arctic circle?
Mostly south, but the Arctic Circle does cross through parts of it.
Is the arctic circle north or south of equator?
The Arctic Circle is north of the Equator, and the Antarctic Circle is south of the Equator.
What is about 23 degrees north of the south pole?
You can find the Antarctic Circle about 23 and a half degrees north of the South Pole.
Is the arctic circle or south of the Equator?
the arctic circle is north of the tropic of cancer
Is the Arctic Circle north or south of the hemisphere?
The Arctic Circle is in the Northern hemisphere.
Are the Himalayas in the Arctic?
The Himalayas are south of the Arctic Circle.
Is the Arctic Circle closer to the North or South Pole?
The Arctic Circle surrounds the North Pole, the Antarctic Circle surrounds the South Pole.
What are the points farthest north and south on earth?
The farthest point north on the Earth is the North Pole. The farthest point south on the Earth is the South Pole.
What are the areas north of the Arctic Circle and south of the Antarctic Circle called?
The Arctic and the Antarctic
