EARTH SCIENCE
MAGNETISM
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Question
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The Equator
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The North Pole
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The South Pole
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New Brighton
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Detailed explanation-1: -Currently, the magnetic south pole lies about ten degrees distant from the geographic north pole, and sits in the Arctic Ocean north of Alaska. The north end on a compass therefore currently points roughly towards Alaska and not exactly towards geographic north.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Geographic North Pole is located in the middle of the Arctic Ocean and the Geographic South Pole is found in Antarctica. Magnetic poles are located where the magnetic lines of attraction enter Earth.
Detailed explanation-3: -The north magnetic pole moves over time according to magnetic changes and flux lobe elongation in the Earth’s outer core. In 2001, it was determined by the Geological Survey of Canada to lie west of Ellesmere Island in northern Canada at 81°18′N 110°48′W. It was situated at 83°06′N 117°48′W in 2005.