Definition:Earth's Poles/North

Definition

Let an observer $A$ be situated on Earth's equator.

Let $A$ be facing the direction of Earth's rotation in space about its axis.

Then the North Pole is the particular one of Earth's poles which is on the left of $A$.

Also see

• Definition:South Pole

Sources

• 1976: W.M. Smart: Textbook on Spherical Astronomy (6th ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): Chapter $\text I$. Spherical Trigonometry: $4$. Terrestrial latitude and longitude.