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north magnetic pole

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north magnetic pole [′nȯrth mag′nedĀ·ik ′pōl]
(astronomy)


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The head of the fish is pointing toward the North Magnetic Pole.
One of these all-but-unknowns was Captain John Ross, a complex and stubborn sea dog who sailed farther into the unknown than anyone else, discovered the north magnetic pole, and befriended the Inuit.
Because of the present orientation of the sunspots, the flow transports a south-pointing magnetic field to the north magnetic pole and a north-pointing field to the south.
 
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