what is the difference between the geographical and magnetic axis of the earth ?
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Geographical axis: The straight line passing through the geographical north and south poles of the earth is called geographical axis. It is the axis of rotation of the earth.
Magnetic axis: The straight line passing through the magnetic north and south poles of the earth is called magnetic axis.
The magnetic axis of the earth makes an angel of nearly 20° with the geographic axis.
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The line joining the geographical north pole to the geographical south pole of the earth is known as geographical axis
The line joining the magnetic north pole of earth to its magnetic south pole is known as magnetic axis
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