The North Pole is the place on the surface of the earth which is farthest towards the north. the most northern point on the surface of the Earth magnetic pole, South Pole. Northern end of the Earth's geographic axis, located at 90° N latitude, the northern point from which all meridians of longitude start. Lying in the Arctic Ocean and covered with drifting pack ice, it has six months of constant sunlight and six months of total darkness each year. Robert E. Peary claimed to have reached the pole by dogsled in 1909, but that is now in dispute; Roald Amundsen and Richard E. Byrd claimed to have reached it by air in 1926. The geographic pole does not coincide with the magnetic North Pole, which in 2001 lay at about 81°30 N, 110°8 W, or with the geomagnetic North Pole, which is at about 79°13 N, 71°16 W
1 In astronomy, that end of the axis of rotation of a celestial body at which, when viewed from above, the body appears to rotate in a counter-clockwise direction [Ed note: Original text read "clockwise" instead of "counter-clockwise"] See celestial pole, ecliptic pole, geographical pole, geomagnetic pole, magnetic pole
The portion of a magnetized object that, if free to move, will point toward the portion of the Earth geographically designated as North; lines of flux emanate from the North pole and enter the South pole
Surface location defined by the intersection of the polar axis with Earth's surface in the Northern Hemisphere This location has a latitude of 90 degrees North
The north pole of a magnet is the one attracted to the magnetic north pole of the earth This north-seeking pole is identified by the letter N By accepted convention, the lines of flux travel from the north pole to the south pole
The north pole is the furthest point north on the earth It is located in the Arctic and the imagionary axis of rotation line (discussed above) passes through the north pole, straight to the south pole (see below) Return to Seasonal Temperature Effects
That pole of a magnet which, when freely suspended, would point to the north magnetic pole of the earth The definition of polarity can be a confusing issue, and it is often best to clarify by using "north seeking pole" instead of "north pole" in specifications