paleopole

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noun

The current position that the north pole or south pole would have had in the geologic past.

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Meanings

nounpaleopole (plural paleopoles)

plural paleopoles · alternative palaeopole

  1. The current position that the north pole or south pole would have had in the geologic past.

    The most serious problem involves the large age uncertainties associated with most Precambrian paleopoles.

    2007, David Gubbins, Encyclopedia of Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism, page 839

Origin

From paleo- + pole.

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