The North Pole of a compass needle
points to Earth’s North Pole.
So what does that make Earth’s North Pole — magnetically?

Q: The North Pole of a compass needle points to Earth’s North Pole. So what does that make Earth’s North Pole — magnetically?

A magnetic SOUTH pole.. Opposites attract. If your needle’s N is pulled to it, that end of Earth is magnetically S. Naming conventions from the 1600s are the trap.

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A magnetic SOUTH pole. — Opposites attract. If your needle’s N is pulled to it, that end of Earth is magnetically S. Naming conventions from the 1600s are the trap.