The Earth's magnetic field, which is approximately a dipole. However, the N and S (north and south) poles are labeled here geographically, which is the opposite of the convention for labeling the poles of a magnetic dipole moment.

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The Earth's magnetic field, which is approximately a dipole. However, the N and S (north and south) poles are labeled here geographically, which is the opposite of the convention for labeling the poles of a magnetic dipole moment.