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the magnetic compass shows two directions of the earth, e.g; south and north. but is there a place on earth where the both ends pf magnetic compass will show only one direction, either north or south direction?

2006-12-22 14:35:02 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics Geography

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Actually, at (and around) the north pole, navigators still use the names north, east, south and west for direction, except we use them in relation to longitudes.
In other words, even if we were directly at the geographical North Pole, there exists a direction called north. Of course, this is totally artificial: the convention was invented to avoid confusion.

In the "good ol' days" (when I was navigator on icebreakers), the magnetic compass needle would align 'east-west' using the polar convention. Now, as the magnetic pole is running away, the compass needle would align itself in a "north-south" orientation.

In the same manner, even though all time zones meet at the pole, we use UT (Universal Time -- used to be called Greenwich Mean Time, or GMT), based on the standard time at longitude 0.

2006-12-22 14:59:52 · answer #1 · answered by Raymond 7 · 0 0

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2016-12-01 02:37:48 · answer #2 · answered by lesure 4 · 0 0

The north pole but the magnetic north pole moves so one must move with it to always be facing south, the same with the south pole except one will always be facing north

2006-12-23 08:19:17 · answer #3 · answered by Ron K 1 · 0 0

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