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0 pointswas_a_dev3y ago0 comments

"S Pole"?

Six characters for an exact point on Earth.

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Possibly ambiguous by a few km, as it could be the geographic South Pole, the magnetic South Pole or even the geomagnetic South Pole.

jwilk3y ago

The geographic South pole and the magnetic South pole are almost 3 thousand km apart:

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0 pointswas_a_dev3y ago0 comments

"S Pole"?

Six characters for an exact point on Earth.

mttch3y ago

Possibly ambiguous by a few km, as it could be the geographic South Pole, the magnetic South Pole or even the geomagnetic South Pole.

jwilk3y ago

The geographic South pole and the magnetic South pole are almost 3 thousand km apart:

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse