noun
south magnetic pole
Scientific term for the point in the southern hemisphere where the Earth's magnetic field points vertically downward. Not to be confused with the geographic South Pole.
南磁極は地理上の南極点とは異なる位置にある。
The south magnetic pole is located at a different position from the geographic South Pole.
The geographic South Pole, a fixed point on the Earth's surface, unlike the wandering magnetic pole.
Compound of 南 (south) + 磁極 (magnetic pole).