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There is a North Pole and a South Pole. Is there an East Pole and a West Pole?

Question #150473. Asked by odo5435.
Last updated Jan 15 2024.
Originally posted Jan 15 2024 10:35 AM.

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If you imagine that the earth is a sphere (which it isn't, but close enough) then you can try to answer this question by holding a tennis ball. You can see that the tennis ball has a top and a bottom (north pole and south pole), no matter how you hold it, but it never has a far left or a far right. Hope this helps :)

Jan 15 2024, 10:52 AM
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There is not an East Pole nor is there a West Pole. This is because Earth rotates from west to east, and there aren't poles in the directions a planet rotates.
Likewise, there are places where you can't go further north or further south; however, there technically is not a place where you can't go further east or further west.

link https://sky-lights.org/2021/02/22/qa-why-there-are-no-east-or-west-poles/

Jan 15 2024, 10:55 AM
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