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If your standing at the north pole , where is south , west and east direction?

2007-06-05 18:08:06 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics Geography

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from the north pole the only direction along the surface of the earth is south -- east and west do not apply there -- just 360 degrees of "southness" or "southitude"

2007-06-05 18:32:11 · answer #1 · answered by mr excitement 1 · 0 0

If you have a watch with hands you can point the hour hand at the sun and then half way between that and 12 noon is always due south. If no watch with hands is available you can make a compass from a piece of metal like steel or iron with a leaf and some water which points due north. If you have neither, one can use a common stick in the ground mark the shadow with another stick wait for a while like 15 minutes and mark the second shadow with another stick then line up a third stick on the other two horizontaly and stand on that line and you are facing north. All 3 ways works anywhere in the world.

2007-06-06 01:22:28 · answer #2 · answered by jackfrost7 2 · 1 0

if you're perfectly on top of the north pole, the directions don't seem to have any meaning. But if you're even the tiniest bit off, you can still describe the direction in terms of South, West, East and North

2007-06-06 01:12:02 · answer #3 · answered by Mike 2 · 0 0

If you are directly below Polaris (the North Star), North is up. That makes south down (directly below your feet). East and west are not really set, but generally east is to your right and west is to the left.

2007-06-06 01:23:23 · answer #4 · answered by Kevin k 7 · 0 0

Looks like "Mr. Excitement" has the right answer.


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2007-06-07 22:36:11 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

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