In the southern hemisphere, the north pole of a compass needle
A) points toward the south geographic pole because there is a south magnetic pole there.
B) points toward the south geographic pole because that is the nearest magnetic pole.
C) points away from the south geographic pole because there is a north magnetic pole there.
D) spins aimlessly because the north geographic pole is beyond the horizon.

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In the southern hemisphere, the north pole of a compass needle points away from the south geographic pole because the Earth's magnetic south pole (which attracts the north pole of a magnet) is actually located near the Earth's geographic north pole. This is why compasses work similarly in both hemispheres, with the north pole of the compass needle pointing towards the Earth's magnetic north pole, which is in the vicinity of the Earth's geographic north pole.

In the Southern Hemisphere, the North Pole of a Compass