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geographical pole

Also known as pole

point of intersection of a celestial body’s surface and its rotational axis

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A geographical pole is a point where Earth's rotational axis meets its surface—there's one at the top (North Pole) and one at the bottom (South Pole). These poles matter because they serve as reference points for navigation, maps, and understanding Earth's climate and magnetic systems.

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A geographical axis of rotation A (green), and showing the north geographical pole A1, and south geographical pole A2; also showing a magnetic field and the magnetic axis of rotation B (blue), and the north magnetic pole B1, and south magnetic pole B2.

A geographical pole or geographic pole is either of the two points on Earth where its axis of rotation intersects its surface. The North Pole lies in the Arctic Ocean while the South Pole is in Antarctica. North and South poles are also defined for other planets or satellites in the Solar System, with a North pole being on the same side of the invariable plane as Earth's North pole.