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The north magnetic pole, also known as the magnetic north pole, is a point on the surface of Earth's Northern Hemisphere at which the planet's magnetic field points vertically downward (in other words, if a magnetic compass needle is allowed to rotate in three dimensions, it will point straight down).
The location of Earth’s north magnetic pole appears to be controlled from deep within Earth by 2 competing blobs in the magnetic field. One is under Canada, and the other is under Siberia.
Magnetic pole, region at each end of a magnet where the external magnetic field is strongest. A bar magnet suspended in Earth’s magnetic field orients itself in a north–south direction. The north-seeking pole of such a magnet, or any similar pole, is called a north magnetic pole.
What is magnetic north? Magnetic north is one of three “north poles” on our globe. First, there's true north, which is the northern end of the axis on which our planet turns.
Magnetic north is the direction that a compass needle points to as it aligns with the Earth’s magnetic field. What is interesting is that the magnetic North Pole shifts and changes over time in response to changes in the Earth’s magnetic core.
Magnetic north is the direction towards the north magnetic pole, which is a wandering point where the Earth’s magnetic field goes vertically down into the planet. The north magnetic...
Magnetic poles are commonly understood as positions on Earth's surface where the geomagnetic field is vertical (i.e., perpendicular) to the ellipsoid. These north and south positions, called dip poles, do not need to be (and are not currently) antipodal.
The geographic North Pole differs from the Magnetic North Pole by about 500 kilometers. The Geographic North Pole is where lines of longitudes converge into what we call the North Pole. The Magnetic Pole is a point in northern Canada where the northern lines of magnetic attraction enter the Earth.
The North Magnetic Pole is the point on Earth's surface where the planet's magnetic field points vertically downwards. It is not fixed and moves due to changes in Earth's magnetic field.
Earth is the only rocky body in the inner solar system with strong magnetic poles. But where do these poles come from, and what do they do?