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2007-08-18 01:05:13 · 14 answers · asked by Omar 1 in Science & Mathematics Geography

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If you think about it, you could not go east from the North Pole. A step in any direction would be south, but after taking that first step, you could then proceed east, just turn to your right and easterly you are heading. However.........

If you had a compass and were standing on either pole, you could then travel in an easterly direction, as the true North and South Poles are not the Earth's magnetic poles. For this reason, a compass would accurately read an easterly direction. If you traveled east from the true North Pole (not magnetic pole) and stayed in a steady direction, traveling in a circle right back to where you started. However, that would be a long journey. The Magnetic Poles of the earth are ever changing also, and do not form a straight line through the Earth's core, from North Magnetic Pole to South Magnetic Pole. Meaning that a straight line from the magnetic North Pole through the Earth's core would not meet up with the magnetic South Pole. Do not confuse true Magnetic Poles with Geo-Magnetic Poles which are regions on maps that show the true magnetic poles on a straight axis similar to the Earth's rotational axis. The true Magnetic Poles and Geo-Magnetic Poles are actually quite far apart.

Look this up as it is quite interesting and a lot of it is still unexplained. So, as you can see, your question is a lot more technical than you ever imagined.

2007-08-18 17:25:12 · answer #1 · answered by chahn11 4 · 0 0

The north pole is not true magnetic North. So you would take out your compass, turn until you were facing magnetic North and then start traveling to your right. You will eventually complete a circle with a radius of about 25 miles around magnetic North with the north pole being included in the path of your circle.

In other words the two points are about 25 miles apart, but the actual distance varies.

2007-08-18 01:18:09 · answer #2 · answered by Matt 3 · 0 0

O or 0

2007-08-18 01:09:43 · answer #3 · answered by ed 7 · 0 0

You can't because when are at the North Pole, every direction in which you go is South. There is, theoretically and practically, no East to go to.

However, if you want to go to the East... as in the Far East, set co-ordinates of the direction of China. ;D

2007-08-18 01:15:20 · answer #4 · answered by Phil G 2 · 1 0

Each 6 months you see continuously sun and then no sun. The first time you see the sun go towards that. That is East.

2007-08-18 01:20:46 · answer #5 · answered by Md. R 2 · 0 0

Head toward Calcutta, India. That's the middle of the eastern hemisphere.

2007-08-18 01:49:19 · answer #6 · answered by morningfoxnorth 6 · 0 0

Turn to the left by 90 degrees and go down which is nothing but southerly direction.

2007-08-18 04:52:00 · answer #7 · answered by Arasan 7 · 0 0

First go south. Then you can go east.
Or perhaps turn on the spot anti clockwise as seen from above

2007-08-18 01:13:22 · answer #8 · answered by georgebonbon 4 · 0 0

Take one pace south and then turn left.

2007-08-18 01:18:25 · answer #9 · answered by Horizontal 4 · 0 0

Spin to your left while standing in place.

2007-08-18 03:48:35 · answer #10 · answered by Keith P 7 · 0 0

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