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The North Star is the star best suited for navigating northwards. The current one is Polaris.
The following places in the United States of America are named after it:
It is also the name of a small village in north western New South Wales, Australia that makes up part of the Golden Triangle.
It is also the name of a now-defunct California company.
It is also the name of the largest nightclub in Shetland.
North Star was the name of a passenger aircraft manufactured by Canadair for Trans Canada Airlines (now Air Canada).