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Non Life Sciences => Geology, Palaeontology & Archaeology => Topic started by: gurpal on 14/06/2009 14:30:02

Title: Will the south geographic pole ever switch positions with the north geographic pole?
Post by: gurpal on 14/06/2009 14:30:02

gurpal asked the Naked Scientists:
   
Will the south geographic pole ever switch positions with the north geographic pole?

What do you think?

Title: Will the south geographic pole ever switch positions with the north geographic pole?
Post by: JimBob on 15/06/2009 04:05:09

No. Not with out a HUGE meteor impact. Even then probably not. One of the reasons: there is too much angular momentum in the spin right now do do so.