Definition:
at any location on Earth, "up" is the direction away from Earth. Because Earth is a sphere, this is not the same direction at different points on Earth.
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at any location on Earth, "up" is the direction away from Earth. Because Earth is a sphere, this is not the same direction at different points on Earth.