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It was announced a few days ago (in our local newspaper) that the
Russians had drilled down and discovered a freshwater lake deep below
the ice surface. The location is approximately 80 miles (or was it
km ??) southeast of the South Pole.
Am I missing something here??
If one is on the point pole and moves in the direction of S.Indeed, one can use the definitions of Western and Eastern
America
that is certainly W. of moving towards Eurasia. S. America is W.
of the prime meridian, and Eurasia is E. No?
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.