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North Pole and True north

Shortcuts: Differences, Similarities, Jaccard Similarity Coefficient, References.

Difference between North Pole and True north

North Pole vs. True north

The North Pole, also known as the Geographic North Pole or Terrestrial North Pole, is (subject to the caveats explained below) defined as the point in the Northern Hemisphere where the Earth's axis of rotation meets its surface. True north (also called geodetic north) is the direction along Earth's surface towards the geographic North Pole.

Similarities between North Pole and True north

North Pole and True north have 3 things in common (in Unionpedia): Celestial pole, Longitude, Polaris.

Celestial pole

The north and south celestial poles are the two imaginary points in the sky where the Earth's axis of rotation, indefinitely extended, intersects the celestial sphere.

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Longitude

Longitude, is a geographic coordinate that specifies the east-west position of a point on the Earth's surface.

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Polaris

Polaris, designated Alpha Ursae Minoris (Ursae Minoris, abbreviated Alpha UMi, UMi), commonly the North Star or Pole Star, is the brightest star in the constellation of Ursa Minor.

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North Pole and True north Comparison

North Pole has 226 relations, while True north has 24. As they have in common 3, the Jaccard index is 1.20% = 3 / (226 + 24).

References

This article shows the relationship between North Pole and True north. To access each article from which the information was extracted, please visit:

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