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minus-squareironhydroxide@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·25 days agoIf you’re at the south pole, how do you explain which direction you’re going? Everywhere is north.
minus-squarebrap@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·25 days agoI never knew I needed the answer to this question.
minus-squareSuccessful_Try543@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·edit-225 days agoDuring the polar day, you can identify the longitude (East-West direction) by the UTC and the position of the sun.
If you’re at the south pole, how do you explain which direction you’re going? Everywhere is north.
I never knew I needed the answer to this question.
During the polar day, you can identify the longitude (East-West direction) by the UTC and the position of the sun.