TehBamski@lemmy.world to Wikipedia@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-24 hours agoResearch stations in Antarcticaen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square11fedilinkarrow-up1107arrow-down10
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minus-squareironhydroxide@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·12 hours agoIf you’re at the south pole, how do you explain which direction you’re going? Everywhere is north.
minus-squareSuccessful_Try543@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·edit-29 hours agoDuring the polar day, you can identify the longitude (East-West direction) by the UTC and the position of the sun.
minus-squarebrap@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·11 hours agoI never knew I needed the answer to this question.
If you’re at the south pole, how do you explain which direction you’re going? Everywhere is north.
During the polar day, you can identify the longitude (East-West direction) by the UTC and the position of the sun.
I never knew I needed the answer to this question.