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 -- 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