At which place on the surface of the earth, the acceleration due to gravity is more and why?
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The answer is the North and South poles. The reason is as mentioned below. The centrifugal "force" cancels out the gravity minimally, more so at the equator than at the poles. The poles are closer to the centre due to the equatorial bulge, and thus have a stronger gravitational field.
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