Earth Trivia : The North pole is actually a South seeking pole.

The North pole is actually a South seeking pole.


Geographic north pole of the Earth is actually the south magnetic pole.
As the North pole of the Earth is a South seeking pole, the north pole of a magnet or compass points north.
 

Furthermore, a magnetic compass does not point to the geographic north pole. 
A magnetic compass points to the earth's magneticpoles, which are not the same as earth's geographic poles.