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Re: [Phys-l] Is something wrong here?????



On 2/14/2012 1:54 PM, Strickert, Rick wrote:
If one is on the point pole and moves in the direction of S. America
that is certainly W. of moving towards Eurasia. S. America is W. of
the prime meridian, and Eurasia is E. No?
Indeed, one can use the definitions of Western and Eastern Hemispheres and the Prime Meridian and Antimeridian.

If, at the North/South Pole, one moves south/north in a direction between the lines of 0 to +180 deg longitude one is travelling (south/north) west, and if one moves in a direction between the lines of +180 to +360 (0) deg longitude, one is travelling (south/north) east.


Rick Strickert
Austin, TX


I think not. At the south pole, one can move only north, choosing any meridian for the purpose.

Brian W