[kj] north pole moving out of Canada

[Phillipps Marc]

>Bigger question: Forgive me, .... I was an English major. What are the >ramifications of the magnetic poles "moving"?


The compass makers are rather pissed off . . . 

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Bigger question: Forgive me, .... I was an English major. What are the  
ramifications of the magnetic poles "moving"?

Alex in NYC


On Jun 3, 2010, at 4:32 AM, fatpotanga wrote:


> Apparently it's not due to cost of living increases & lack of  

> employment opportunities but a natural occurrence

>

> North Magnetic Pole

> From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

>

> The Earth's North Magnetic Pole is the point on the Earth's surface  

> at which the Earth's magnetic field points vertically downwards  

> (i.e., the "dip" is 90°). This point moves gradually over time. As  

> described later in this article, the North Magnetic Pole is  

> physically a magnetic field south pole. The North Magnetic Pole  

> should not be confused with the lesser known North Geomagnetic Pole,  

> described later in this article.

> In 2001, the North Magnetic Pole was determined by the Geological  

> Survey of Canada to lie near Ellesmere Island in northern Canada at  

> <18px-Erioll_world.svg.png>81.3°N 110.8°W. It was estimated to be at  

> <18px-Erioll_world.svg.png>82.7°N 114.4°W in 2005. In 2009, it was  

> moving toward Russia at almost 40 miles (64 km) per year due to  

> magnetic changes in the Earth's core.[1]

> Its southern hemisphere counterpart is the South Magnetic Pole.  

> Because the Earth's magnetic field is not exactly symmetrical, the  

> North and South Magnetic Poles are not antipodal: a line drawn from  

> one to the other does not pass through the centre of the Earth; it  

> actually misses by about 530 km (329.3 mi).

> The Earth's North and South Magnetic Poles are also known as  

> Magnetic Dip Poles, with reference to the vertical "dip" of the  

> magnetic field lines at those  

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