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Preferred term
North and South Poles
Definition
- The North Pole and the South Pole are defined by the intersection of the Earth's rotation axis with its surface. In a broader sense, the poles encompass all land and ocean at the high latitudes, where ice, sea ice, and snow are perennial. [Source: Encyclopedia of Geography; Poles, North and South]
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https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/North_and_South_Poles
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