![Why does a magnetic compass point to the Geographic North Pole? | Science Questions with Surprising Answers Why does a magnetic compass point to the Geographic North Pole? | Science Questions with Surprising Answers](https://wtamu.edu/~cbaird/sq/images/poles.png)
Why does a magnetic compass point to the Geographic North Pole? | Science Questions with Surprising Answers
![why is the north pole shown as a melting ocean, but not the inner part of Greenland, which is all covered in white? Has the north pole ever been without snow? : why is the north pole shown as a melting ocean, but not the inner part of Greenland, which is all covered in white? Has the north pole ever been without snow? :](https://preview.redd.it/why-is-the-north-pole-shown-as-a-melting-ocean-but-not-the-v0-c3lmskxy515b1.png?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=5a3a1f7375aa8eff4351c7f3f74d46201b1153b4)
why is the north pole shown as a melting ocean, but not the inner part of Greenland, which is all covered in white? Has the north pole ever been without snow? :
![The Arctic vs. Antarctic - The Two Poles (not) Compared | The Arctic Institute – Center for Circumpolar Security Studies The Arctic vs. Antarctic - The Two Poles (not) Compared | The Arctic Institute – Center for Circumpolar Security Studies](https://www.thearcticinstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/arcticmap.jpg)
The Arctic vs. Antarctic - The Two Poles (not) Compared | The Arctic Institute – Center for Circumpolar Security Studies
![Diagram of magnetic field of earth showing the north pole and south pole. Stock Vector | Adobe Stock Diagram of magnetic field of earth showing the north pole and south pole. Stock Vector | Adobe Stock](https://as1.ftcdn.net/v2/jpg/05/31/99/82/1000_F_531998265_hibhK5IBkuuuxZnqXSNj9a8tdl5C1yOQ.jpg)
Diagram of magnetic field of earth showing the north pole and south pole. Stock Vector | Adobe Stock
![Our magnetic poles shifted in the past. Are we overdue for another shift, and how will that affect our electronics, the continents, and the Sun's effect on us while the poles shift? Our magnetic poles shifted in the past. Are we overdue for another shift, and how will that affect our electronics, the continents, and the Sun's effect on us while the poles shift?](https://www.astronomy.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/02/wanderingpoles.png?resize=600%2C267)
Our magnetic poles shifted in the past. Are we overdue for another shift, and how will that affect our electronics, the continents, and the Sun's effect on us while the poles shift?
![Diagram of magnetic field of earth showing the north pole and south pole. Stock Vector | Adobe Stock Diagram of magnetic field of earth showing the north pole and south pole. Stock Vector | Adobe Stock](https://as1.ftcdn.net/v2/jpg/05/31/99/82/1000_F_531998243_i3vrfN6L5txhA7UkhfQKFnrO75SIj5S0.jpg)
Diagram of magnetic field of earth showing the north pole and south pole. Stock Vector | Adobe Stock
![Earth's Magnetic Poles Show Signs They're About to Flip—Exposing Humans to Radiation and Planet-Wide Blackouts Earth's Magnetic Poles Show Signs They're About to Flip—Exposing Humans to Radiation and Planet-Wide Blackouts](https://d.newsweek.com/en/full/795057/stopgapblobsv2-01.png)