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What is the geodetic latitude of the North Pole?
What is the geodetic latitude of the North Pole?
- 90° North (correct)
- 95° North
- 85° North
- 80° North
What is the direction of all lines at the North Pole?
What is the direction of all lines at the North Pole?
- All directions point south (correct)
- East
- North
- South
Which island is the nearest land to the North Pole?
Which island is the nearest land to the North Pole?
- Kaffeklubben Island (correct)
- Ellesmere Island
- Baffin Island
- Greenland
What is the site of the United States Amundsen–Scott South Pole Station?
What is the site of the United States Amundsen–Scott South Pole Station?
What is the location of the South Pole?
What is the location of the South Pole?
What is the basis for dividing the Earth into Eastern and Western hemispheres?
What is the basis for dividing the Earth into Eastern and Western hemispheres?
What is the purpose of using the 20 degree west line of longitude and the 160 degree east line of longitude to divide the Earth?
What is the purpose of using the 20 degree west line of longitude and the 160 degree east line of longitude to divide the Earth?
What is the term used to describe the Eastern Hemisphere in the context of European colonization?
What is the term used to describe the Eastern Hemisphere in the context of European colonization?
What is the Western Hemisphere not equivalent to?
What is the Western Hemisphere not equivalent to?
What is the significance of the Eastern and Western hemispheres in a historical context?
What is the significance of the Eastern and Western hemispheres in a historical context?
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