paleopole

English

Alternative forms

• palaeopole

Etymology

From paleo- +‎ pole.

Noun

paleopole (plural paleopoles)

1. The current position that the north pole or south pole would have had in the geologic past.
   • 2007, David Gubbins, Encyclopedia of Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism, page 839:

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