geographic north
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Related to geographic north: North Pole, magnetic north
geographic north
n
(Physical Geography) another name for true north
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ge·o·graph·ic north
(jē′ə-grăf′ĭk) The direction from any point on Earth toward the North Pole. Also called true north. Compare magnetic north.
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