How to Use magnetic pole in a Sentence

magnetic pole

noun
  • Like any magnet, Earth has a north and south magnetic pole, aligning roughly with the globe’s geographic poles.
    — Marissa Grunes, Scientific American, 19 Mar. 2026
  • In this case, the change is associated with the northern magnetic pole shifting towards Siberia in recent years.
    — Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 14 Nov. 2025
  • At the same time, Earth's magnetic poles line up in such a way that incoming solar wind streams can connect more effectively with the magnetosphere.
    — Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 12 Sep. 2025
  • The north magnetic pole is located off northern Canada, so getting closer toward the pole will improve chances of seeing the aurora.
    — Melina Khan, USA Today, 12 Nov. 2025
  • Using X-ray magnetic linear dichroism, the team directly mapped the spin arrangement inside the films and confirmed that the magnetic poles cancel each other out.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 26 Dec. 2025
  • In North America, farther away from the magnetic poles, the northern lights can sometimes be seen from March to November if the conditions are perfect for viewing.
    — Emilee Coblentz, Outside, 24 Dec. 2025
  • Space hurricanes occur in the Earth’s ionosphere and magnetosphere near the magnetic poles, where streams of energetic particles interact with the atmosphere.
    — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 21 June 2026
  • Both phenomena occur near Earth's magnetic poles, according to the Canadian Space Agency.
    — Bebe Hodges, Cincinnati Enquirer, 12 Nov. 2025
  • Auroras are typically confined to high latitudes near Earth's north and south magnetic poles, making sightings in the Southern Hemisphere this far north of Antarctica very rare.
    — Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 4 Feb. 2026
  • This phenomenon, known as the Aurora Borealis or Northern Lights, is typically most visible near Earth’s magnetic poles.
    — Diana Leyva, Nashville Tennessean, 12 Nov. 2025
  • The beautiful display of lights results from a form of space weather, according to NASA, when high-energy space particles violently collide with atoms of gas in a planet's atmosphere, close to its magnetic pole.
    — Alana Wise, NPR, 16 May 2026
  • Upon reaching Earth, the particles are channeled toward the polar regions by the planet's magnetic field — the field lines meet at the magnetic poles, which is why the northern lights are most visible in the northernmost region of the Northern Hemisphere.
    — Alexis Simmerman, Austin American Statesman, 13 Nov. 2025
  • The northern lights are a luminous glow seen around the magnetic poles of the northern and southern hemispheres, according to the University of Alaska Fairbanks Geophysical Institute.
    — Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 16 Oct. 2025
  • The northern lights are a luminous glow seen around the magnetic poles of the Northern and Southern hemispheres, according to the University of Alaska Fairbanks Geophysical Institute.
    — Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 17 Mar. 2026
  • The northern lights are a luminous glow seen around the magnetic poles of the Northern and Southern hemispheres, according to the University of Alaska Fairbanks Geophysical Institute.
    — Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 31 Mar. 2026
  • The northern lights are a luminous glow seen around the magnetic poles of the Northern and Southern hemispheres, according to the University of Alaska Fairbanks Geophysical Institute.
    — Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 15 May 2026
  • The northern lights are a luminous glow seen around the magnetic poles of the Northern and Southern hemispheres, according to the University of Alaska Fairbanks Geophysical Institute.
    — Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 14 May 2026
  • The northern lights are a luminous glow seen around the magnetic poles of the Northern and Southern hemispheres, according to the University of Alaska Fairbanks Geophysical Institute.
    — Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 18 Mar. 2026

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