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Obliquity
Tilt of the Earth's polar axis as measured from the perpendicular to the plane of the Earth's orbit around the sun. The angle of this tilt varies from 22.5 to 24.5 degrees over a 41,000 year period. Current obliquity is 23.5 degrees.
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Physical Geography Dictionary INDEX:
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1 2 A: Page 1 of 2.
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