The updated version of the World Magnetic Model was released on Dec. 17, with a new prediction of how the magnetic north pole will shift over the next five years. Here's why it was changed.

The magnetic north pole, where compass needles point, is where geomagnetic field lines are vertical. As of this month, the distance between the magnetic dip pole and the geographic pole is about ...

The same goes for the Geographic North Pole's cousin, the North Magnetic Pole, which is the point on Earth where the planet's magnetic field points directly downwards (imagine a needle on a compass).

The reason behind the shifting North Pole is molten iron and nickel movement in the planet's outer core. Over the last 20 years, the iron and nickel have been flowing away from the magnetic lobe ...

Your navigation system just got a critical update, one that happens periodically because Earth’s magnetic north pole keeps moving. Here’s what to know. CNN values your feedback ...

Compass needles in the Northern Hemisphere point toward the magnetic North Pole, although the exact location of it changes from time to time as the contours of Earth’s magnetic field also change.

Why Is Santa From the North Pole? Here’s How the Legend Originated and Why Different Towns Lay Claim to It Santa Claus is usually good news for tourism—and locales all over the world embrace ...

The North Pole of Inaccessibility is the point on the Arctic Ocean that is furthest from land. ... (The Geographic North Pole is around 700km (435 miles) from land.) ...

The magnetic north pole is the direction in which compass needles point, which is not to be confused with the geographic North Pole, or 'True North'—a fixed point where all longitude lines ...

In Earth’s northern hemisphere, compass needles point toward the magnetic North Pole, and the location changes depending on the shifting contours of the Earth’s magnetic field.

The Magnetic North Pole is completely different from the Geographic North Pole. The Geographic Pole is a fixed point on the surface of the Earth. We have known that the Earth has a magnetic field ...

Magnetic north versus ‘true north’ At the top of the world in the middle of the Arctic Ocean lies the geographic North Pole, the point where all the lines of longitude that curve around Earth ...