geographic north

noun

another name for true north

geographic north

The direction from any point on Earth toward the North Pole.
Also called true north
Compare magnetic north

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That has caused the geographic North Pole to shift at a speed of 4.36 centimetres per year, researchers have calculated.

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Not the actual geographic North Pole, but a town near Fairbanks that takes the Christmas spirit seriously year-round.

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The large ice floe comprising the field was as close as possible to the geographic North Pole.

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Boston College is offering something similar, called “True North” — a reference to the geographic North Pole, rather than the magnetic pole of a compass — during orientation this summer, for the first time, to new students and their parents.

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Sue Flood captured a geographic North Pole signpost protruding from submerged sea ice.

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geographic mile geographic range

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