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submitted 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) by TehBamski@lemmy.world to c/wikipedia@lemmy.world

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[–] ironhydroxide@sh.itjust.works 11 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

If you're at the south pole, how do you explain which direction you're going? Everywhere is north.

[–] brap@lemmy.world 6 points 3 weeks ago

I never knew I needed the answer to this question.

[–] Successful_Try543@feddit.org 6 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

During the polar day, you can identify the longitude (East-West direction) by the UTC and the position of the sun.