The geographic North Pole (or “true north”) is where Earth’s axis meets its surface and is a fixed point on the globe. The magnetic north pole, where compass needles point, is about 1,200 ...

Earth’s magnetic north pole has been shifting gradually for centuries due to the movement of molten metals in the planet’s outer core. In the 1990s, magnetic north began to experience an ...

The North Pole is 90°N and the South Pole is 90°S. Image caption, The globe above shows the Northern and Southern Hemispheres divided by the Equator. The Arctic Circle surrounds the North Pole ...