is the north pole of the compass the needle that points towards the south or is it the tip that seeks the north pole

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is the north pole of the compass the needle that points towards the south or is it the tip that seeks the north pole

Dear Student , The tip of the compass needle that points towards south is north pole and the tip of the south pole of the compass is north pole. Regards

Dear Student ,

$T h e t i p o f t h e c o m p a s s n e e d l e t h a t p o i n t s t o w a r d s s o u t h i s n o r t h p o l e a n d t h e t i p o f t h e s o u t h p o l e o f t h e c o m p a s s i s n o r t h p o l e .$
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