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The north ends of the compass needle point approximately towards

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north pole

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south pole

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equator

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all

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Solution

The correct option is A north pole
The north end of compass needle points approximately towards north pole, which is geographic north of the earth , which is south pole of earth's magnet as per convection and attraction law.

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