janesix Posted May 15, 2021 Share Posted May 15, 2021 Where is the North Magnetic Pole? I am getting different answers from seemingly reliable (and unknown-reliable) sources. Some say it is near the North Geographic Pole, and some say it is at the South Geographic Pole. Please help me fact-check this. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3 acute Posted May 15, 2021 #1 Share Posted May 15, 2021 It's nearly 10° off the Geographical North Pole. It moves slightly with time, but not much. 7 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1 acute Posted May 15, 2021 #2 Share Posted May 15, 2021 9 minutes ago, Rlyeh said: What we call North is the magnetic South, this is because the North of a compass/magnet is attracted to the magnetic South. What you're talking about is polarity, not the Northern location of a magnetic pole. There are two ways to look at it, but I think the OP means the magnetic pole in the north. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1 Silver Posted May 16, 2021 #3 Share Posted May 16, 2021 11 hours ago, acute said: It's nearly 10° off the Geographical North Pole. It moves slightly with time, but not much. This begs the question: then where is the South Pole? North or South? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1 +joc Posted May 18, 2021 #4 Share Posted May 18, 2021 Based on the current WMM model, the 2020 location of the north magnetic pole is 86.50°N and 164.04°E and the south magnetic pole is 64.07°S and 135.88°E. LINK 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Rlyeh Posted May 15, 2021 #5 Share Posted May 15, 2021 What we call North is the magnetic South, this is because the North of a compass/magnet is attracted to the magnetic South. https://wtamu.edu/~cbaird/sq/2013/11/15/why-does-a-magnetic-compass-point-to-the-geographic-north-pole/ https://www.kjmagnetics.com/blog.asp?p=earth-science 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 +and-then Posted May 15, 2021 #6 Share Posted May 15, 2021 1 hour ago, acute said: What you're talking about is polarity, not the Northern location of a magnetic pole. There are two ways to look at it, but I think the OP means the magnetic pole in the north. That's why all military-type topographic maps have a "declination diagram". The difference between Grid north and magnetic north can vary quite a bit. 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Essan Posted May 16, 2021 #7 Share Posted May 16, 2021 http://www.geomag.bgs.ac.uk/education/poles.html 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 +joc Posted May 18, 2021 #8 Share Posted May 18, 2021 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Golden Duck Posted June 28, 2021 #9 Share Posted June 28, 2021 So there are 15 poles? Quote - There are 11 poles at the ends of the Earth - two geographic poles, two magnetic poles, two geo-magnetic poles, two poles of inaccessibility, two celestial poles and a ceremonial south pole. Correction: Actually, there are 15 poles: two geographic poles, two magnetic poles, two geo-magnetic poles, two celestial poles and a Ceremonial South Pole, two cartographical poles and four poles of inaccessibility: Northern, Southern, Oceanic and Continental. https://www.comedy.co.uk/tv/qi/episodes/5/11/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Grim Reaper 6 Posted June 28, 2021 #10 Share Posted June 28, 2021 On 5/16/2021 at 2:38 AM, janesix said: Where is the North Magnetic Pole? I am getting different answers from seemingly reliable (and unknown-reliable) sources. Some say it is near the North Geographic Pole, and some say it is at the South Geographic Pole. Please help me fact-check this. The Earth is one big magnet. The Magnetic North Pole (also known as the North Dip Pole) is a point on Ellesmere Island in Northern Canada where the northern lines of attraction enter the Earth. https://gisgeography.com/magnetic-north-vs-geographic-true-pole/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 +Noteverythingisaconspiracy Posted June 28, 2021 #11 Share Posted June 28, 2021 Its opposite of the South Pole. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-1 029b10 Posted June 14, 2021 #12 Share Posted June 14, 2021 On 5/15/2021 at 12:38 PM, janesix said: Where is the North Magnetic Pole? It is directly in line with the N on your compass..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-1 +Hammerclaw Posted June 26, 2021 #13 Share Posted June 26, 2021 (edited) It's directly above the center of the Earth.......I checked. Edited June 26, 2021 by Hammerclaw 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-7 papageorge1 Posted May 15, 2021 #14 Share Posted May 15, 2021 (edited) Very interesting that you bring this up. Some people are claiming this confusion is a MANDELA EFFECT. It has changed for some! If Interested, here's a video with an introduction. https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=north+magnetic+pole+mandela+effect&docid=608004031599297348&mid=1D5778EB787380AF2F401D5778EB787380AF2F40&view=detail&FORM=VIRE I do seem to remember a land mass as in the video but I am not confidant enough to call Mandela Effect on this. @janesix Now, I don't know but could this tie in with your reliable sources giving different answers? Two versions of reality intertwining??? Edited May 15, 2021 by papageorge1 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Where is the North Magnetic Pole?
I am getting different answers from seemingly reliable (and unknown-reliable) sources.
Some say it is near the North Geographic Pole, and some say it is at the South Geographic Pole.
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It's nearly 10° off the Geographical North Pole. It moves slightly with time, but not much.
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That's why all military-type topographic maps have a "declination diagram". The difference between Grid north and magnetic north can vary quite a bit.
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Very interesting that you bring this up. Some people are claiming this confusion is a MANDELA EFFECT. It has changed for some! If Interested, here's a video with an introduction. https://ww
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