noun
north magnetic pole
Refers to the point on Earth's surface where the geomagnetic field points vertically downward; distinct from the geographic North Pole.
北磁極は地理上の北極とは異なる場所にある。
The north magnetic pole is located at a different place from the geographic North Pole.
コンパスは北磁極の方向を指す。
A compass points toward the north magnetic pole.
Refers to the geographic North Pole, not the magnetic pole.
Compound of 北 (north) + 磁極 (magnetic pole). The term is a straightforward technical compound.