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Check your compass again — Earth’s north magnetic pole ... the world, and our compasses are accurate to only about a degree. But many industries rely on highly accurate magnetic field maps ...
more accurate World Magnetic Model (WMM). While the geographical North Pole stays fixed in place (at the very summit of the ...
Arctic natives of the day had no knowledge of latitude and longitude, and they did not use maps ... discovered the North Pole, but their efforts faded with the approach of World War I.
The magnetic north pole is once again on the move—this time inching ever closer to Siberia. Scientists have updated the World Magnetic Model as the magnetic north pole shifts closer to Siberia ...