Why does a compass needle point North?

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Alex Khoroshylov · Answer 1 · 2015-03-19T17:16:06+0000

there is a magnet in the compass that is aligned to the earths natural magnetic field. The magnetic north is the same as the geographical north so the compass points north

Why does a compass needle point North?

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