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	North Pole (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Astronomers define the north "geographic" pole of a planet in the solar system by the planetary pole that is in the same ecliptic hemisphere as the Earth's north pole.
		Magnetic North is one of several locations on the Earth's surface known as the "North Pole".
		Magnetic North is the place to which all magnetic compasses point, although since the pole marked "N" on a bar magnet points north, and only opposite magnetic poles are attracted to each other, the Earth's magnetic north is actually a south magnetic pole.
	www.bidprobe.com /en/wikipedia/n/no/north_pole.html (1236 words)

	Earth's magnetic field - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Earth's magnetic field (and the surface magnetic field) is approximately a magnetic dipole, with one pole near the geographic north pole and the other near the geographic south pole.
		Currently the south magnetic pole is further from the geographic south pole than the north magnetic pole is from the north geographic pole.
		The magnetic field of a bar magnet, or any other type of permanent magnet, is created by the coordinated motions of electrons (negatively charged particles) within iron atoms.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Earth's_magnetic_field (1029 words)

	MSN Encarta - North Pole
		From the North Pole, all directions on the earth’s surface are south.
		The North Pole lies in the Arctic Ocean and is usually covered with pack ice.
		The north magnetic pole, rather than the geographic pole, is the actual point that is indicated by the magnetic compasses used in navigation.
	encarta.msn.com /encnet/refpages/RefArticle.aspx?refid=761573354 (306 words)

	MikeAndrew.com - True & Magnetic North (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		And because Earth's magnetic field is irregular (see map), at any particular location the compass needle may not point directly at the magnetic north pole.
		A declination is either an east declination, which means that magnetic north is to the east (right) of true north from that location, or a west declination, which means that magnetic north is to the west (left) of true north from that location.
		Magnetic north at the location of the map today may not be the same as it was in 1999.
	home.att.net /~mandrew/wilderness/northexplanation.htm (1075 words)

	The position of the Magnetic North Pole and its possible influence on the Orientation of Racing Pigeons. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The Earth's magnetic field which is shaped approximately like the field around a simple bar magnet exerts forces on the compass needle, causing it to rotate until it comes to rest in the same horizontal direction as the magnetic field.
		The horizontal force of the magnetic field, responsible for the direction in which a compass needle is oriented, decreases in strength as one approaches the North Magnetic Pole, where it is zero.
		Close to the pole, an area is reached where the frictional forces in the pivot are comparable to the horizontal forces of the magnetic field.
	www.albertaclassic.com /nav.htm (1924 words)

	Geomagnetism - Daily Movement of the North Magnetic Pole
		The Magnetic Pole wanders daily around this average position and, on days when the magnetic field is disturbed, may be displaced by 80 km or more.
		If we measure the Earth's magnetic field continually, such as is done at a magnetic observatory, we will see that it changes during the course of a day – sometimes slowly, sometime rapidly.
		Since such fluctuations occur constantly, the Magnetic Pole is seldom to be found at its "official" position, which is the position in the absence of magnetic field fluctuations.
	gsc.nrcan.gc.ca /geomag/nmp/daily_mvt_nmp_e.php (241 words)

	REVISITING MAGNETIC POLE POSITIONS (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The magnetic jerk that Newitt and Others linked to the rapid motion of the NMP “is considered to be a phenomenon arising in the outer-core source region for the Earth’s magnetic field.
		The magnetic north pole during the excursion of 2800 to 2200 years before the present (B.P.) moved from high to low latitudes in the longitude sector of the meridian at which Babylon is located.
		Magnetic measurements made on the surface suggest that a region of the Earth's core under South Africa is of a different polarity to the rest of the magnetic field in the core.
	www.huttoncommentaries.com /PSResearch/2000-2001Shift/rev/revisiting_magnetic_pole_position.htm (2530 words)

	The Magnetic North Pole (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		During the sixteenth century, mariners believed that somewhere in the North was a magnetic mountain that was the source of attraction for their compasses.
		Magnetic observations made by explorers in subsequent decades showed that this was not true, and by the early nineteenth century, the accumulated observations proved that the magnetic pole must be somewhere in Arctic Canada.
		The pole wanders daily in a roughly elliptical path around this average position, and may frequently be as much as 80 kilometers away from this position when the Earth's magnetic field is disturbed.
	teacher.scholastic.com /researchtools/articlearchives/arctic/magnorpo.htm (802 words)

	Magnetic Declination (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		In early 1998, the average position of the modeled north magnetic dip pole (according to the IGRF-95 geomagnetic model) is 79.5° N, and 106.3° W, 40 kilometers northwest of Ellef Ringnes Island in the Canadian Arctic.
		The total intensity is the magnetic strength, which ranges from about 23 microteslas (equivalent to 23000 nanoteslas or gammas, or 0.23 oersteds or gauss) around Sao Paulo, Brazil to 67 microteslas near the south magnetic pole near Antarctica.
		Magnetic observation data of solar events is one basis for the formulation of theories of solar processes.
	earthsci.org /fieldsk/declin.htm (2565 words)

	Tell Me More About the Magnetic Pole (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Contrary to Captain Torvey's belief, the North Magnetic Pole is not a magnetic meteorite floating in the polar ice.
		The North Magnetic Pole is presently near Ellef Ringnes Island in the Canadian arctic islands.
		Second, the magnetic field is constantly changing, and this means that the magnetic poles are constantly in motion.
	www.accessexcellence.org /arc/magnetic.html (389 words)

	Magnetic North Pole Remains Elusive, Alaska Science Forum (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		He or she would also need to be dressed in warm but breathable clothing, because the magnetic north pole is as far north as its name suggests, and it is always on the move.
		The magnetic pole migrates about 10 kilometers northwest each year, and it has strayed around the north for thousands of years, at one point dropping to the latitude of Anchorage.
		Magnetic north is hard to pin down, sometimes moving up to 50 miles each day due to the effects of the solar wind, particles from the sun that also produce the aurora.
	www.gi.alaska.edu /ScienceForum/ASF16/1632.html (627 words)

	Geomagnetism - North Magnetic Pole
		The Earth's magnetic field is shaped approximately like that of a bar magnet and, like a magnet, it has two magnetic poles, one in the Canadian arctic, referred to as the North Magnetic Pole, and one off the coast of Antarctica, south of Australia, referred to as the South Magnetic Pole.
		At the North Magnetic Pole the Earth's magnetic field is directed vertically downward relative to the Earth's surface.
		In addition, the North Magnetic Pole is the eventual destination for a traveller who follows his or her compass needle from anywhere on Earth.
	gsc.nrcan.gc.ca /geomag/nmp/northpole_e.php (199 words)

	The Earth's Magnetic Flip
		The pole kept going during the 20th century, north at an average speed of 10 km per year, lately accelerating "to 40 km per year," says Newitt.
		Earth's magnetic field comes from this ocean of iron, which is an electrically conducting fluid in constant motion.
		Magnetic lines of force near Earth's surface become twisted and tangled, and magnetic poles pop up in unaccustomed places.
	www.firstscience.com /SITE/ARTICLES/magnet.asp (1008 words)

	SARBC - North Magnetic Dip Pole
		The North Magnetic Pole - of interest to navigators for centuries - but no one knew exactly where it was.
		From 1973, when the pole position was last determined, to late 1983, the movement has been approximately 120 km, an average of 11.6 km per year, only slightly more than the 80 year average.
		At the end of 1983, the magnetic north pole was north of Bathurst Island, south of King Christian Island, and east by southeast of Lougheed Island at Latitude 77.0°N, longitude 102.3°W, and moving northwest at about 11.6 km per year.
	www.sarbc.org /pole.html (498 words)

	Magnetic Pole (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Because the earth's magnetic field is continuously changing, the magnetic north pole is a "wandering pole", which changes position.
		Over the past 100 years, the north magnetic pole has moved roughly 15 km northwest each year, but there is no way of predicting its future path.
		Because the magnetic and geographic north poles are not in the same position, navigation by compass at high latitudes is misleading.
	www.arctic.uoguelph.ca /cpe/environments/land/magpole/magpole.htm (344 words)

	Magnetic Declination FAQ
		In mid 2002, the average position of the modeled north magnetic dip pole (according to the IGRF-2000 geomagnetic model) is 81.5° N, and 111.4° W, in the Canadian Arctic Ocean.
		MN (Magnetic North) On this version of the Silva 7NL (Polaris), the south-pointing end of the needle is 17 millimeters (0.67") long and the north-pointing end is 16 millimeters (0.63").
		Grid north is the direction of the north-south lines of the Universal Transverse Mercator (UTM) grid, imposed on topographic maps by the United States and NATO armed forces.
	www.geocities.com /magnetic_declination (5869 words)

	What is near the Geographic North Pole, a Magnetic North or a Magnetic South? (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		If we allow a bar magnet to swing freely on a string, the end that points towards the geographic north pole is called the north seeking pole of the magnet, and is labeled "N" since it is the North magnetic pole of the magnet.
		Therefore the earth's south magnetic pole is located near the geographic north pole and is called the geomagnetic north pole.
		It shows that when the magnetic field flips, it may take 2000 years for it to do so, and there may be two north magnetic poles and maybe even one, two or three south magnetic poles during the transition.
	my.execpc.com /~rhoadley/magpole.htm (836 words)

	North Magnetic Pole could be leaving Canada (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The magnetic pole, which has steadily drifted for decades, has picked up its pace in recent years and could exit Canadian territory as soon as 2004, said Larry Newitt of the Geological Survey of Canada.
		The magnetic pole is currently 966 kilometers (600 miles) from the geographic one.
		Because the magnetic pole lies in the Arctic Ocean, scientists attempting to pinpoint its precise location must visit during a brief window in the spring.
	www.cnr.colostate.edu /class_info/g140jfm/old/DeMagnetizingCanada.htm (543 words)

	Magnetic North Pole
		Earth's magnetic north pole is where the magnetic field lines are oriented vertically and plunge into the surface of the earth i.e.
		Another way to estimate the magnetic pole position is to calculate the theoretical position using global magnetic field models (i.e.
		Below is a figure of the magnetic north pole based on the reference fields from 1900 to January 1st 2000.
	deeptow.whoi.edu /northpole.html (166 words)

	Earth's Magnetic North Pole [Free Republic]
		The North Magnetic Pole is currently located in northern Canada.
		There is ample evidence of magnetic reversals on the oceanic crust moving away from spreading centers - there are periodic reversals of magnetism that look like stripes running parallel to the mid-ocean ridges.
		I realize that working models of the magnetic fields of our solar system may challenge some people's religious views, but that should not be an excuse for teaching as "fact" that which is not even plausible, or denying the evidence which does exist.
	www.freerepublic.com /forum/a380c79126567.htm (1710 words)

	Earth's Magnetic Field
		At the North Magnetic Pole (NMP) the Earth's magnetic field is directed vertically downward to the Earth's surface.
		Now for the goofy part - the end of a bar magnet at which the magnetic field is directed outward is termed the "north" pole, and the end at which the magnetic field is directed inward is termed the "south" pole.
		The Earth's magnetic field is directed downward in the northern hemisphere and upward in the southern hemisphere.
	www.athropolis.com /arctic-facts/fact-magnetism.htm (391 words)

	Re: What will happen to a compass if you are at Magnetic North(Hudson's Bay)?
		Magnetic North is down towards Canada, and is not aligned with the Earth's axis of rotation.
		The poles are thought to be caused by electric currents and the roiling motion of the liquid iron core of the earth.
		Also, besides the two strong north/south magnetic poles, there are four weaker poles in the shape of a tetrahedron, a triangular pyramid, and these weak poles distort the positions of the much stronger north/south poles.
	www.madsci.org /posts/archives/aug98/899130154.Es.r.html (1116 words)

	Earth's Inconstant Magnetic Field (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The North Magnetic Pole -- (Geological Survey of Canada) find out where the north magnetic pole is now, and much more.
		Magnetic Field of the Earth (hyperphysics) an explanation of the dynamo effect
		Earth's North Magnetic Pole -- (APOD) The North Magnetic Pole is currently located in northern Canada.
	science.nasa.gov /headlines/y2003/29dec_magneticfield.htm?list116572 (1175 words)

	The road to the magnetic north pole
		The conclusion was that one magnet was insufficient to describe the Earth’s field, two being required, giving four magnetic poles in all, the two new poles being located north of Siberia and in the south-easterly Pacific.
		It was normal to carry instruments for magnetic observations on such expeditions at that time, and so Ross succeeded and at 70° 5´ N, 96° 47´ W the magnetic field was determined to be quite vertical as far as the instruments’ accuracy could show.
		Movement of the magnetic north pole from 1600 to 2000.
	geo.phys.uit.no /articl/roadto.html (2502 words)

	magnetic pole
		magnetic pole, the two nearly opposite ends of the planet where the earth's magnetic intensity is the greatest, as the north and south magnetic poles.
		For the magnetic north, it is the direction from any point on the earth's surface linking the horizontal component of the magnetic lines of force with the observer and north magnetic pole; it is similar for magnetic south.
		The best hypothesis to date for the origin of terrestrial magnetism is the self-exciting dynamo theory, where the earth's magnetic field is generated by the interaction of motion and electrical currents in the earth's liquid outer core.
	www.infoplease.com /ce6/sci/A0831157.html (300 words)

	Beyond "Polar Express": Fast Facts on the Real North Pole (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The north terrestrial pole is the fixed point that, along with the South Terrestrial Pole, forms the axis on which the Earth spins.
		The magnetic pole shifts, on average, some 6 to 25 miles (10 to 40 kilometers) each year as Earth's magnetic field is affected by underground molten metals and charged particles from the sun.
		Some scientists believe the Earth's magnetic field is reversing, and that some day compasses may point south instead of north.
	news.nationalgeographic.com /news/2004/11/1108_041108_north_pole.html (1126 words)

	north magnetic pole (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		is: the pole of a compass needle which, when allowed to move freely under the influence of the Earth's magnetic field, points in a northerly direction.
		(This means that the Earth's north geographic pole is close to a south magnetic pole!) [P4.2]
		is: the magnetic pole from which magnetic field lines emerge and diverge.
	www.rdg.ac.uk /physicsnet/units/flap/glossary/NN/NORTHMAG.HTM (54 words)

	APOD: 2000 December 3 - Earth's North Magnetic Pole (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		compass does not point toward the true North Pole of the Earth.
		The North Magnetic Pole is currently located in northern
		North Magnetic Pole has wandered over much of the Earth's surface in the 4.5 billion years since the Earth formed.
	antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov /apod/ap001203.html (102 words)

	Magnetic North, the Wandering Pole
		In lower latitudes, the angular difference between True North and Magnetic North is compensated for by a value known as
		But to further complicate matters, Magnetic North is not a fixed spot but is constantly on the move and magnetic variation must be recomputed on a regular basis.
		In the past 100 years, Magnetic North has wandered approximately 500 miles to the north to its present location near Ellef Ringes Island in the Canadian Arctic.
	members.tripod.com /PolarFlight/magnorth.htm (118 words)

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