North Pole

North Pole
    n 1: the northernmost point of the Earth's axis
    

North \North\, a.
   Lying toward the north; situated at the north, or in a
   northern direction from the point of observation or
   reckoning; proceeding toward the north, or coming from the
   north.
   [1913 Webster]

   {North following}. See {Following}, a., 2.

   {North pole}, that point in the heavens, or on the earth,
      ninety degrees from the equator toward the north.

   {North preceding}. See {Following}, a., 2.

   {North star}, the star toward which the north pole of the
      earth very nearly points, and which accordingly seems
      fixed and immovable in the sky. The star [alpha] (alpha)
      of the Little Bear, is our present north star, being
      distant from the pole about 1[deg] 25', and from year to
      year approaching slowly nearer to it. It is called also
      {Cynosura}, {polestar}, and by astronomers, {Polaris}.
      [1913 Webster]
    

North Pole, AK (city, FIPS 55910)
  Location: 64.75320 N, 147.35595 W
  Population (1990): 1456 (652 housing units)
  Area: 10.7 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)
  Zip code(s): 99705
North Pole, CO
  Zip code(s): 80809
North Pole, NY
  Zip code(s): 12946
    

North Pole, AK -- U.S. city in Alaska
   Population (2000):    1570
   Housing Units (2000): 653
   Land area (2000):     4.202283 sq. miles (10.883863 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.015457 sq. miles (0.040034 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    4.217740 sq. miles (10.923897 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            55910
   Located within:       Alaska (AK), FIPS 02
   Location:             64.751048 N, 147.351969 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):     99705
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    North Pole, AK
    North Pole
    

57 Moby Thesaurus words for "North Pole":
      Alaska, Antarctic Zone, Antarctica, Arctic Circle, Arctic Zone,
      China, Darkest Africa, Frigid Zones, God knows where, Greenland,
      Iceland, Lower Slobbovia, Novaya Zemlya, Outer Mongolia, Pago Pago,
      Pillars of Hercules, Siberia, South Pole, Thule, Tierra del Fuego,
      Timbuktu, Ultima Thule, Yukon, antipodal points, antipodes,
      antipoints, antipoles, black and white, contraposita,
      contrapositives, contraries, counterpoles, frontier,
      godforsaken place, jumping-off place, night and day, nowhere,
      opposite poles, opposites, outback, outer space, outpost,
      outskirts, polar opposites, pole, poles, the Antarctic, the Arctic,
      the Great Divide, the Hebrides, the South Seas, the Yukon,
      the boondocks, the moon, the sticks, the tullies, tundra