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What will be the position of a magnetic needle at earth north pole?

how can you pinpoint north pole of earth?

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1. The magnetic north actually points to a magnetic deposit in Canada. It will point south at North Pole.
2. The needle, if free to move arbitrarily, will point down.
3. May be it will point in the opposite direction.
4. pointing vertical with the red part of the needle pointing straight down.
5. there are actually 2 north poles. The one we consider where all the the lines on longitude converge and then magnetic north. They are slightly 2 different places on the globe.
6. East.
7. Magnetic North and the North Pole are two completely diffferent locations. If you stood at the North Pole the compass would point toward North America as that is where the current Magnetic North is moving.
8. true north and magnetic north are slightly different. If you were near the north pole then a compass wouldn't be much use. If it was night time then you could looks and see if you were directly underneath the north star. Or you could use a GPS programmed for a latitude of 90 degrees north.
9. magneticsouth pole is only the geographic north pole.so its back will point the north.
10. Magnetic South points the geographical north and viceversa
11. earths magentic north(lies in geographical south of earth)is the southpole of the magnetic needle like poles repel unlike poles attract
12. Earth's Magnetic North Pole is not stationery, it will also keep shifting its position. So assume if you stand right on top of Earth's Magnetic North Pole, then your Magnetic Compass needle will keep wandering randomly, it may not point in one direction.