Pole - Geography and Places

Geography and Places

• Geographical pole, either of two fixed points on the surface of a spinning body or planet, at 90 degrees from the equator, based on the axis around which a body spins
  • North Pole, the northernmost point on the surface of the Earth, where the Earth's axis of rotation intersects the Earth's surface
  • Polar circle, either of two circles of latitude marking the extreme southerly points (northern hemisphere) or northerly points (southern hemisphere) at which the sun may remain above or below the horizon for 24 continuous hours at some point during the year
  • Polar region, the region within the polar circles, referred to as the Arctic and Antarctic
  • South Pole, the southernmost point on the surface of the Earth, where the Earth's axis of rotation intersects the Earth's surface
    • Ceremonial South Pole, an area set aside for photo opportunities at the South Pole Station
• Magnetic poles of astronomical bodies
  • North Magnetic Pole, the shifting point on the Earth to which the "north" end of a dipole magnet points
  • South Magnetic Pole, the shifting point on the Earth to which the "south" end of a dipole magnet points
• Mount Everest, the third "top" of the Earth
• Pole of inaccessibility, a location that is the most challenging to reach owing to its remoteness from geographical features which could provide access
• Pole, Lubusz Voivodeship (west Poland)
• The West Pole, Texas
• Hanbury Manor, Ware, Hertfordshire, formerly known as "Poles"