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Question
What is a Geoid?
Short/Brief Note
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Solution
- The Earth has a very unique shape.
- It cannot be compared with any other geometrical shape.
- Hence, its shape is called a geoid.
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Chapter 2.2: Globe - Exercise [Page 185]
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