Talk:Geomagnetic pole

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A fact from Geomagnetic pole appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 9 October 2011 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that the North geomagnetic pole is not the same as the magnetic North Pole, and that a compass points at neither?

A record of the entry may be seen at Wikipedia:Recent additions/2011/October. The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Geomagnetic pole.

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Oi! why no image of both geo-mag poles?

The image on the right side could have both, or there could be 2 images with both sets of poles with the south geo-mag relative to the other 2, as well. Hmmph! typical. 120.18.62.115 (talk) 20:00, 20 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Geomagnetic and magnetic poles

The article shows a map with both the Geomagnetic and Magnetic poles, and also contrasts these by mentioning that the latter are not antipodal. However it does not define the Magnetic pole. The article linked to by the word Magnetic pole (which is the Earth's magnetic field article) also does not define it, and indeed appears to use the term Magnetic pole to refer to the Geomagnetic pole. Perhaps a brief definition of Magnetic pole can be given here. Ordinary Person (talk) 23:35, 2 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]