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WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE GEOGRAPHIC AND THE MAGNETIC POLES OF THE EARTH ?

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Os pólos geográficos são os lugares onde o eixo de rotação da Terra corta a superfície do planeta. Já os pólos magnéticos são os pontos do planeta em que um ímã aponta para baixo, formando um ângulo de 90 graus com o chão.

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Geographic poles are the location on the earth, where the axis of rotation of Earth meets the Earth's surface. Magnetic poles are the places where the magnetic field is such that it is perpendicular to the ground there.

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