South Geomagnetic Pole

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The South Geomagnetic Pole is one of two points on Earth's surface that mark the ends of the axis of the geomagnetic field. It does not align with the geographic South Pole or the magnetic South Pole. The Earth's magnetic field is best represented by a magnetic dipole, which is a theoretical model of a magnet with opposite poles.1234

Current scientific understanding suggests that this dipolar field originates from a self-sustaining dynamo within Earth's core. While the dipolar field is the primary component, weaker non-dipolar fields, thought to arise from the outer core, cause irregularities. The geomagnetic poles are not fixed and move over time.32

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…it coincide with the geomagnetic South Pole, the southern end of the Earth’s geomagnetic field (this pole also moves; during the early 1990s it was located about 79°13′ S, 108°44′ E). The geographic pole, at an elevation of some 9,300 feet (2,830 metres; the elevation also changes constantly) above sea…
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…it coincide with the geomagnetic South Pole, the southern end of the Earth’s geomagnetic field (this pole also moves; during the early 1990s it was located about 79°13′ S, 108°44′ E). The geographic pole, at an elevation of some 9,300 feet (2,830 metres; the elevation also changes constantly) above sea…
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