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Why cant a person in Antarctica use the big dipper to find the north direction?
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∙ 14y ago
The Big Dipper is not visible from Antarctica. As a person goes south of the equator, the stars in the northern hemisphere drop from view. When one crosses the equator, Polaris drops from sight. As one continues from sight Ursula Major and Cassiopeia vanish. There goes the Big dipper.
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Which direction would you be headed if you were going from the south pole to Australia?
northeast
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At night, you can tell time by using the Big Dipper's pointer stars to the North Star.Imagine an hour hand on a clock - the direction it's pointing indicates theapproximate time. More on http://oliodigest.com/science/astronomy/tell-time-by-the-big-dipper-constellation.html
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Antarctica is what direction of Europe Asia and north America?
NORTH
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What direction is it from Europe to Antarctica?
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What direction is a move from Antarctica to Africa?
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In what direction is south America from antarctica?
The correct answer is North.
What direction did Antarctica drift?
Australia is drifting north
Australia is located which direction from Antarctica?
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