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How is the axis of the earth useful in locating places on the globe?

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The end points of the Earth’s axis are known as Poles. The Earth is divided into two halves by an imaginary line between the two Poles. A network of parallels or latitudes and meridians or longitudes can hence be drawn based on the positions of the Poles.

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