Magnetic pole

Magnetic pole may refer to:

• One of the two ends of a magnet
• The magnetic poles of astronomical bodies, a special case of magnets, two special cases of which are the Geomagnetic poles:
  • The North Magnetic Pole of planet Earth, a point where the north end of a compass points downward
  • The South Magnetic Pole of planet Earth, a point where the south end of a compass points downward
  • A Geomagnetic Pole, determined by a statistical fit to measurements of the Earth's magnetic field

See also

• Earth's magnetic field