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North and South Poles  

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  • 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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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-LKN5GCSK-2

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