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North pole

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south polenounThe southernmost point on celestial bodies other than Earth.
geographic north polenounThe point located at 90 degrees latitude north. The magnetic North Pole (where compasses point) may vary from where the Geographic north pole is.
magnetic north polenounThe point on the Earth where compasses point to. It is constantly drifting and is currently located on Ellesmere Island some 1,000 km from the geographic North Pole.
north geographical polenounSynonym of geographic North Pole.
southpolenoun(dated, electromagnetism) Dated form of south pole (“one of the two poles of a magnet”). [The southernmost point on celestial bodies other than Earth.]
north pole of inaccessibilitynounThe point near the North Pole that is most distant from solid land; the centre of the largest circle that fits entirely in the Arctic Ocean
north magnetic polenounmagnetic North Pole
true northnounA nickname for Canada.
celestial polenounAn imaginary point situated where a planet's axis intersects the celestial sphere.
north starnoun(astronomy) The current northern pole star, the star nearest the northern celestial pole, which has been Polaris for the last 1500 years.
n-polenounThe positive pole of a magnetic dipole, which seeks geographic north.
pole starnoun(figuratively) A person, principle, or thing which acts as a guide; a guiding light; also, something which attracts much attention; a centre of attention.
longitudenoun(geography) Angular distance measured west or east of the prime meridian.
pole of coldnounEither of the places in the southern and northern hemispheres where the lowest air temperatures have been recorded.
polar circlenoun(geography) Either of the two parallels of the Earth located at the latitude of 66° 33′ 44″ N and 66° 33′ 44″ S.
equatornoun(geography, often “the Equator”) An imaginary great circle around Earth, equidistant from the two poles, and dividing earth's surface into the northern and southern hemispheres.
arctic circlenounThe parallel of latitude that runs 66° 33′ 39″ north of the Equator, which marks approximately the southernmost place in the Northern Hemisphere where the sun does not set on the summer solstice and does not rise on the winter solstice.
nadirnoun(figuratively) The lowest point; time of greatest depression.
northnounThe direction towards the pole to the left-hand side of someone facing east, specifically 0°, or (on another celestial object) the direction towards the pole lying on the northern side of the invariable plane.
polenounOriginally, a stick; now specifically, a long and slender piece of metal or (especially) wood, used for various construction or support purposes.

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