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has gloss | eng: Eartha, the worlds largest rotating and revolving globe, is located within the headquarters of the DeLorme mapping corporation in Yarmouth, Maine. The globe weighs approximately 5,600 pounds (2,500 kg), and has a diameter of over 41 feet (12.5 m). This gives it a scale of 1:1,000,000, on which one inch represents , one millimeter represents one kilometer. As with most globes, its mounted at a 23.5 degree angle, the same axial tilt as the Earth itself; thus the equator is diagonal to the floor. It uses a cantilever mount with two motors, and simulates one day's revolution and rotation every minute. |
lexicalization | eng: Eartha |
instance of | (noun) a sphere on which a map (especially of the earth) is represented globe |
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media:img | Eartha at Night.jpg |
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