The magnetic north pole is not in the same location as the geographic north pole, which is located 1,300 miles away.

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Like bar magnets, Earth has a north magnetic pole and a south magnetic pole. The lines of Earth’s magnetic field point from one pole to the other. When the solar wind approaches Earth ...

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On Thursday, March 20, the Sun crosses the Celestial Equator, headed from south to north ... pole, known as the Aurora Australis or the Southern Lights. Due to Earth's tilt, our planet's magnetic ...

According to Dr. Schmoll, the Earth's magnetic field has a north and south pole, just like any magnet. The sun does as well.