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The geographical poles are the North and South Poles. The South Pole is at 90 degrees S latitude. The North Pole is at 90 degrees N latitude. All lines of longitude converge at both poles.
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Where does the oblateness of the earth occur?
At the poles.
What are the points where the Earth's axis passes through the Earth's surface?
They are the poles.
What part on earth is located at 90 degrees latitude?
The earth's poles.
What id the difference between the equator and the poles?
The equator is the center of the earth's surface which is an equal distance from each pole. The poles are points on both sides of the earth which supposedly create the magnetic field around the earth.
Where are the most recent earthquakes occurring?
I think it's a direct effect of the poles shifting on the planet earth. I think it's a direct effect of the poles shifting on the planet earth.
What the end of the earth's axis are called?
The North and South Poles are the ends of the earth's geographical axis.
Are the North Pole and the south pole geographical poles?
yes, the north and south poles are geographical poles.
What are 2 poles of magnet?
magnet has two poles..one is north pole n the other is south pole. the earth also has a magnet within it which has a dierction opposite to the direction of the geographical poles.i.e. the geographical north of earth is its magnetic south and vice versa. If a bar magnet is suspended freely , its one end is attracted to the magnetic north which is geographical south of earth n therefore that end of the magnet is called south pole.and the other end is called north pole.
Difference between magnetic meridian and geographical meridian?
A magnetic meridian is a line passing through a location connecting its magnetic north and south poles, while a geographical meridian is a line passing through a location connecting its geographic north and south poles. The magnetic meridian is affected by the Earth's magnetic field, while the geographical meridian is based on the Earth's rotation.
What does rotate mean in solar system?
spin; turn around an imaginary axis of rotation, like the one that includes Earth's geographical north and south poles
Why does a compass does not show exact geographical poles?
A compass needle points to the magnetic poles, which are not the same as the geographic poles. There is nothing special about the magnetic field at the geographic poles.
Why the lines of longitude are called the meridians of longitudes?
A meridian is a geographical name for a great circle of the Earth passing through the Poles and any given point on the Earth's surface. Derived from the Latin word 'Meridianus'
Why does freely suspended magnet does not point exactly the geographical N-S Direction?
Because the geographical poles and the magnetic poles are not in the same place. A detailed explanation cam be found in the link to Wikipedia.
Who was the youngest person to have visited both geographical poles?
doday ganstay
Does the earth spin on its true poles or magnetic poles?
Magnetic poles
Why don't the Earth's geographic poles coincide with the magnetic poles?
because of core of our earth.
Is earth not magnetic?
Yes earth is magnetic. The chemicals present in the crust produce a magnetic effect . The geographical north pole is actually the magnetic south pole and vice-versa . This happens because of attraction between unlike poles.
