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The planet Earth is not a perfect sphere and the length from pole to pole is slightly shorter than the distance at the Equator. The east-west distance around the Earth at the Equator (its circumference) is 40,075 kilometers or 24,901 miles. The circumference taken pole-to-pole (north-south distance) would be 40,008 km / 24,860 miles.
This is due to the gravitational pull of Sun, which causes the Earth to be slightly squashed from North-South and stretched from E-W.
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What is the distance from the surface of the earth to the center in km?
The average distance from Earth's surface at the equator its center is about 6378 km. The distance from near the north and south poles to the center is somewhat less.
Is the Arctic Circle or the South Pole closer to the Equator?
what is the distance north and south of the equator: Latitude.
What lines on a map from north to south But measure east to west?
east and west of the prime meridian
How do annual precipitation patterns differ between the east and west coasts of the US?
The U.S. has many different distinct climate regions. On the West Coast, precipitation patterns are highly variable from the desert South in areas of California to the rainforest North in Washington and Oregon. On the East Coast, the degree of difference from North to South is less striking.
Is the sun less direct in the north poles or in the south poles?
In the north pole becuase of the angle that the earth is
What is North Carolina's east-west distance?
North Carolina measures 560 miles from east to west. The distance from north to south is much less, only 150 miles.
What is the greatest distance north to south in Arizona?
this will not answer my question this will not answer my question it can be less than one inch, or it can be from the north pole to the south pole. depends
What is the furthest distance from north to south?
The furthest distance from north to south (on the earth) would be the distance from the north pole to the south pole, or half of the earth's polar circumference. It's about 12,400 miles, just a little bit less than half-way around the equator.
How much mountains are there in Scotland?
The west and north is quite mountainous with the east and south less so.
What is a direction suffix?
a suffix meaning in the direction of is that a ful or less or ward
From England what side of the earth does the sun rise?
Yes and all over the world (except at the poles where there is no East or West) it rises more or less in the east. On the solstices it is furthest from true east (the June solstice has the sun more to the north, the December solstice more to the south). At the equinoxes it rises due east.
What is the distance from the surface of the earth to the center in km?
The average distance from Earth's surface at the equator its center is about 6378 km. The distance from near the north and south poles to the center is somewhat less.
What is the size of the earth from north to south pole?
The Earth's diameter from the North Pole to the South Pole is approximately 12,714 kilometers.
How many climbing routes are in mount Everest?
The two normal routes to climb Mount Everest are the South Col - South East Ridge from Nepal and the North Col - North East Ridge from Tibet. There are many more routes but these tend not to be used today.
How did the railroad affect the cattle industry in Texas?
Before railroads were built in Texas, cattle had to be herded on cattle drives to the nearest railroad. The first railroads in the United States ran from east to west. After the railroads were built that ran north and south, the Texas cattle ranchers had less distance to cover to reach a railroad for transport.
Is the Arctic Circle or the South Pole closer to the Equator?
what is the distance north and south of the equator: Latitude.
Why was there less slavery in the north then in the south?
Because the North was into manufacturing instead of agriculture as the south was.
