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Friday 4 January 2013

The Earth: Not Perfectly Spherical In Shape: An Oblate Spheroid.

                 
The Earth is not perfectly spherical in shape because it bulges at the equator . The Earth bulges at the equator because it is rotating about an axis perpendicular to the equator. The Earth isn't solid, so it is slightly deformed from the spherical shape ordained by gravity and centrifugal force.

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