North Geomagnetic Pole

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Map of the northern polar region showing the tracked movement of Earth's north magnetic pole from 1900 to a projected location in 2020. The pole's positions are marked by labeled dots moving from northern Canada across the Arctic Ocean toward Russia, with nearby landmasses including Alaska, Canada, and Russia indicated.

Learn about the different types of North poles on Earth: the geographic North Pole, the magnetic North Pole, and the geomagnetic North Pole

North Geomagnetic Pole: Media

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Learn about the different types of North poles on Earth: the geographic North Pole, the magnetic North Pole, and the geomagnetic North Pole

Learn about the different types of North poles on Earth: the geographic North Pole, the magnetic North Pole, and the geomagnetic North Pole

The multiple north poles that exist on Earth: the geographic North Pole, the magnetic...

Video: © MinutePhysics (A Britannica Publishing Partner)

Images

Map of the northern polar region showing the tracked movement of Earth's north magnetic pole from 1900 to a projected location in 2020. The pole's positions are marked by labeled dots moving from northern Canada across the Arctic Ocean toward Russia, with nearby landmasses including Alaska, Canada, and Russia indicated.

position of Earth's geomagnetic North Pole

Map of Earth's northern polar region marking known locations and times of the geomagnetic...

Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc./Kenny Chmielewski