Because that is actually where it is.
The North Pole is the point farthest north on the globe, located at a latitude of 90 degrees north.
There is a South Pole and a North Pole on the globe. They represent the southernmost and northernmost points on Earth, respectively. The poles mark the axis around which the Earth rotates.
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The Equator is exactly between the North Pole and the South Pole. Look on a map of the world or on a globe.
The Arctic Ocean, the North Pole, the Arctic Circle.
Place the magnet vertically on the equator, with the north end facing the North Pole.
The South Pole is at 90 degrees S latitude. The North Pole is at 90 degrees N latitude. All lines of longitude converge at both poles.
That would be the equator.
North Pole.
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The northernmost point on Earth is the geographic North Pole. It is located at 90 degrees latitude north.