\documentclass{article}
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% This file is used as unit test for pgfplots, copyright by Christian Feuersaenger.
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% Any required input files (for <plot table> or <plot file> or the table package) can be downloaded
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\usepackage{pgfplots}
\pgfplotsset{compat=newest}

\pagestyle{empty}

\usepgfplotslibrary{polar}

\begin{document}

\def\test[#1]{
	\begin{tikzpicture}
	%\tracingmacros=2 \tracingcommands=2
		\begin{polaraxis}[
			show outer normals,
			width=10cm,
			height=10cm,
			xmin=0,xmax=300,
			ymin=0.2,ymax=1,
			title=Title,
			#1,
			%xtick={0,30,...,360},
			extra description/.code={
				\node[anchor=center,fill=red,] at (xticklabel* cs:0) {x=0};
				\node[anchor=center,fill=red,] at (xticklabel* cs:1) {x=1};
				\node[anchor=center,fill=red,] at (yticklabel* cs:1) {y=1};
			},
		]
		\end{polaraxis}
	\end{tikzpicture}
}

\test[
	rotate=90,
]

\test[]
\end{document}
