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Attractive practicality. This stylish 16" diameter raised-relief globe features a sturdy metal base, rich walnut-finished pedestal and complementary gyro-matic assembly. Also, by simply removing the centerpost, it converts from a 38" floor model to a convenient table globe.
Replogle Edinburgh World Globe
Height: 38"Width: 18"Depth: 16"Weight: 7.3 lbs.
Why are globes tilted?
Many Replogle® globes are made to tilt at an angle of 23º to match the actual tilt of the Earth. Incidentally, it is this tilting of the Earth, relative to the sun as it orbits around it, that causes the seasons to change and give us more daylight hours at certain times of the year.
How do you find a place on a globe?
Because a globe is round with no beginning or end, there are 2 imaginary reference lines from which all distances and locations are determined; these are the equator and prime meridian.
Equator: Runs East and West around the exact middle of the globe.
Prime Meridian: Imaginary line running from Pole to Pole and passing through Greenwich, England.
Both the equator and the prime meridian intersect at point ''0'' where all numbering starts with longitude and latitude lines.Longitude: Imaginary lines running parallel with the prime meridian through each Pole and numbered in 15º increments.Latitude: Imaginary lines running around the globe parallel to the equator at 10º increments.Locations are uniquely identified on a globe by the point where the longitude and latitude lines intersect, i.e., Dallas Texas is located 33º North (Latitude) 97º West (Longitude).
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