North Pole

:This is about the geographic meaning of "North Pole." For the cities, see North Pole, Alaska and North Pole, New York.

Defining the North Pole of Earth

The North Pole, the northernmost point on the Earth, can be defined in four different ways. Only the first two definitions are commonly used. However it is defined, the North Pole lies in the Arctic Ocean.

Related Topics:
North - Earth - Arctic Ocean

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• The Geographic North Pole, also known as True North, is approximately the northern point at which the Earth's axis of rotation meets the surface. (see next section)
• The Magnetic North Pole is the northern point at which the geomagnetic field points vertically, i.e. the dip is 90°.
• The Geomagnetic North Pole is the northern pole of the Earth's geomagnetic field's dipole moment.
• The Northern Pole of Inaccessibility is defined as the point in the Arctic farthest from any coastline, and is at {{coor dm|84|03|N|174|51|W|}}. Similar poles exist in the Pacific and Indian oceans, and there is a dry land pole of inaccessibility in the Antarctic.