Polaris, also known as the North Star is a star in the Ursa Minor. It is the brightest in this Constellation and when observed over a long period of time, it seems to stays in the same position.
The angle at which Polaris is observed will be similar to the latitude of the observer’s location. For instance if it is seen to be 35 degrees above the horizon, the observer’s location is at a latitude of roughly 35 degrees.
This is due to the closeness of the Polaris to the North Celestial Pole, the axis of the stars in the Northern Sky. As the earth rotates, this creates the appearance that Polaris is stationary.
Mount McKinley is the tallest US mountain and Mount Everest is the tallest southwest asian mountain, therefore the tallest mountains in southwest asia are taller than the tallest mountains in the US
The exercise of freedom of expression by some media houses in SA is
being thwarted by the government due to the increase of journalist and reporters
killing for the past years. This clearly shows that the citizen in South Africa
has no freedom to know how their country is performing and how will it affect
them in the long run.
