geomagnetic pole
noun[C]
physicsuk/ˌdʒiː.əʊ.mæɡ.net.ɪk ˈpəʊl/us/ˌdʒiː.oʊ.mæɡ.net̬.ɪk ˈpoʊl/one of twopointson the earth'ssurfacethat aredirectlyoppositeeach other, and that are at thenorthandsouthendsof the earth'smagneticfield. Theirpositionis alwayschanging.
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magnetic pole
Points of the compass
- cardinal point
- compass reading
- compass rose
- E, e
- easterly
- eastern
- magnetic north
- northeastern
- northeastward
- northerly
- northern
- northernmost
- northwestward
- southeastern
- southern
- southward
- southwestern
- true north
- western
- westernmost