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The South Pole is also closer to the center of the earth than the equator. Not sure how that effects altitude:temperature relationship .
by hgsgm 4y ago
The South Pole is also closer to the center of the earth than the equator. Not sure how that effects altitude:temperature relationship .
- dahart 4y agoGood question. I guess that temp is driven mostly by altitude above sea level, so proximity to Earth’s center doesn’t affect temp, but I’m not certain. At least I looked it up, and the coastline of Antarctica is about 40C warmer than the high altitude plateau…