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[quoting MVB:]
|The whole business is easy if you recognize that the magnetic pole of
|the Earth which is located in the northern part of the planet is a
|*south*-seeking pole. It therefore attracts the opposite poles of
|compasses, the north-seeking poles. This way the north poles of
|compasses point roughly north and navigators go in the right direction.
Wait a minute here, Folks, let us be clear with our language: A
"'south'-seeking pole" is a NORTH pole -- the confusion comes from the
modifier "seeking":