noun
geographical pole
Technical term in geography and earth science for the points where the Earth's axis of rotation meets its surface (North and South Poles).
地理極は自転軸と地表の交点である。
The geographical poles are the points where the rotation axis intersects the Earth's surface.
北極 commonly refers to the North Pole region or the Arctic, while 地理極 is the precise geographical term for the pole point.
南極 commonly refers to the South Pole region or Antarctica, while 地理極 is the precise geographical term for the pole point.
Compound of 地理 (geography) and 極 (pole).