| The West Pole | |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | The Gathering |
| Cover: | The West Pole.jpeg |
| Released: | 4 May 2009 |
| Recorded: | 2008 |
| Genre: | Alternative rock, post-rock, shoegaze |
| Length: | 54:01 |
| Label: | Psychonaut |
| Producer: | René Rutten |
| Prev Title: | Home |
| Prev Year: | 2006 |
| Next Title: | City from Above |
| Next Year: | 2009 |
The West Pole is the ninth studio album by the Dutch rock band The Gathering. It is the first album to feature the new vocalist Silje Wergeland, previous frontwoman of Octavia Sperati. This album also includes two guest singers, Dutch Anne van den Hoogen and Mexican Marcela Bovio (Stream of Passion), as well as other guest musicians. Music videos were made of the songs "All You Are" and "No Bird Call".