Talk:North Magnetic Pole

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"When it was later understood that opposite poles attract, a terminological dilemma arose: the Earth's North Magnetic Pole and the pole of the magnet that was attracted to it could not have the same polarity."

This "terminological dilemma" only exists for those who have forgotten, or never knew, that the original names for the two ends of a magnet were "north-seeking" and "south-seeking". The Earth's magnetic pole in the northern hemisphere is thus a south-seeking pole, and the one in the southern hemisphere is north-seeking, just what you would expect.

ted@psg.com24.81.26.241 (talk) 04:53, 24 April 2008 (UTC)


what is a magnetic force-a magnetic force are created when electric current flow.The greater the current,the stronger the magnetic field.The magnetic field B from the Lorentz Force Law ,and specifically from the magnetic force on a moving charge.

                                                                The Earth North magnetic pole is the   wandering  on the  earth's surface at which the  Earth  magnetic  field  points verically  downwards.The north magnetic pole.