Dec 20, 2024 · It's time to recalibrate the navigation systems on ships, airplanes, and (given the time of year) Santa's sleigh: the position of the magnetic North Pole is officially being changed, continuing its shift away from Canada and towards Siberia.

Based on the current WMM, the 2025 location of the North Magnetic Pole is 85.762°N and 139.298°E and the South Magnetic Pole is 63.851°S and 135.078°E. Learn about how and why the geomagnetic poles move, and access pole location data from 1590–2025.

Jan 21, 2025 · British explorer Sir James Clark Ross discovered the magnetic north pole in 1831 in northern Canada, approximately 1,000 miles (1,609 kilometers) south of the true North Pole.

Jan 23, 2025 · Experts from the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the British Geological Survey (BGS) have joined forces – as they do every five years – to produce a new, more accurate World Magnetic Model (WMM).

Jan 22, 2025 · Scientists have released an updated World Magnetic Model (WMM), revealing that the pole is now closer to Siberia than it was five years ago and continues its drift toward Russia. This update is...

The north magnetic pole, also known as the magnetic north pole, is a point on the surface of Earth's Northern Hemisphere at which the planet's magnetic field points vertically downward (in other words, if a magnetic compass needle is allowed to rotate in three dimensions, it …

Nov 19, 2024 · The Earth's magnetic North Pole is currently moving toward Russia in a way that British scientists have not seen before.

Jan 22, 2025 · Scientists have released a new model tracking the position of the magnetic north pole, revealing that the pole is now closer to Siberia than it was five years ago and is continuing to drift...

Dec 18, 2024 · Hoping to keep tabs on the magnetic north's wandering ways, the World Magnetic Model 2025 has been released this week, revealing the latest official predicted placement of Earth's...

Jun 23, 2024 · According to the International Geomagnetic Reference Field model, the current location of the Magnetic North Pole is just beyond the Canadian Arctic at 86.50°N latitude 164.4°E longitude (International Geomagnetic Reference Field model, n.d.).