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Why is polaris in sea travel?

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Anonymous

10y ago
Updated: 7/14/2022

It appears stationary in the night sky, due to the fact that it lined up almost directly over the North Pole. Because of this it can be used to find true north, which is a very useful thing when sailing at night and all other points of reference are gone, such as landmarks or the sun.

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Paul Wyman

Lvl 13
3y ago

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