north pole

The North Pole is the northernmost point of the Earth's axis, or the location where Santa Clause lives according to children's stories.

(noun)

The point in the Arctic Ocean at 90° north latitude is an example of the North Pole.

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See north pole in Webster's New World College Dictionary

  1. the place where the northern rotational axis intersects the surface of a planet, moon, etc.
  2. the zenith of such a place; esp., the zenith () of this place on the earth
  3. that end of a straight magnet that points to the north when the magnet hangs free
  4. the place on the earth where its northern rotational axis intersects its surface
    in full North Terrestrial Pole: see latitude,

See north pole in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
  1. a. The northern end of the earth's axis of rotation, a point in the Arctic Ocean.
    b. The celestial zenith of this terrestrial point.
    c. north pole The northern end of the axis of rotation of a planet or other celestial body.
  2. north pole The north-seeking magnetic pole of a straight magnet.

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