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  Hello kids! Welcome back to KidsCast! So, have you ever wondered, that what is a Compass, and what are those letters on it: N, E, S, and W? And what are those things which people call directions? Well at the end of this article, you will have the answers to all these questions, and today we'll know about Compass and Directions, which can help you to locate yourself, and see where you have to go!  The North and South Poles:  So kids, before discussing what is a compass and what are the directions, let us know something related to it, for better understanding. Our planet earth rotates on its axis. Now, what is the axis?  Axis is an imaginary straight line, passing through a planet or object, around which the planet or object spins, or rotates. So we know, that the Earth rotates on its Axis. Now, there are two ends to this Axis, the top one is called the North Pole, and the bottom one is called the South Pole . As the earth is not upright or straight and is tilted, ...

  Antarctica is an icy island which is so big, and is at the southernmost tip of the Earth. Thus, the South Pole is located at the center of the Antarctica continent. Yes, Antarctica is an Continent. As you can see in the picture above, it is really big. It is the 5th Largest Continent in the World. But you know, there is not much life here, that is, not much people live in Antarctica. Only people come here for research and exploration. There are only small mountains, icebergs, and thick ice here. Let us know more about Antarctica! So above is the World Map, and you can see that Antarctica is at the most southern point. And on World Map it seems that it is Long, but it is actually kind of a circular shape, as you can see at the main picture at the starting of this Article. So this was all about Antarctica's general information. Now let us visit and check out Antarctica from inside, and see how is it. After seeing this picture, you'll get more interested. It's just that it...