Re: [Matplotlib-users] indicating directions on stereographic projection.

[Piet v. O. <pi...@va...>]

Paul Hobson wrote:

 > On Wed, Oct 23, 2013 at 9:30 PM, Sourav Chatterjee <sr...@gm...> wrote:
 > 
 >     Hello,
 >    
 >     I have stereographic projection of the pole. I need to indicate the directions like
 >     north,south,east, west, north-east, north-west and so on. Is there any way to do so? 
 >    
 >     Thanks
 >     Sourav
 > 
 > I am **very far** from a GIS expert, but I believe that the cardinal directions are ambiguous at
 > the poles. In other words, if you're standing on the North Pole, it'd difficult to head in any
 > direction that's not towards the south pole.
 > 
 > Curious to hear if I'm wrong, though.
 > 
Yes, on the North Pole, every direction is South, on the South Pole, every direction is North.
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