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Question
What is the latitude of South Pole? Also, give its characteristics.
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Solution
Latitude of South Pole Latitude of the south pole is 90° south because it is situated South of Equator at a distance of a quarter of the circumference of the earth. Here the days and night are of six months' duration.
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