GK
WORLD GEOGRAPHY
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Question
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line along north-south
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point
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vertical plane
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horizontal plane
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Detailed explanation-1: -Magnetic meridian is a continuous imaginary line around the surface of the earth passing through both magnetic poles. It can be taken as the horizontal component of magnetic force lines along the surface of the earth. A compass needle without deviation lies in the magnetic meridian.
Detailed explanation-2: -A magnetic meridian is defined as a line on the earth’s surface approximating a great circle, which passes through the north and the south magnetic poles.
Detailed explanation-3: -The magnetic meridian is a line joining the magnetic north pole with the magnetic south pole inside the earth. This is the horizontal component of the magnetic force lines along the surface of the earth. The magnetic meridian is parallel with the earth’s magnetic lines of force.