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No. The north magneic pole is in Canada, the south in Antarctica but not the pole.
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Are earths magnetic poles located on its axis?
No
Does Earth's geographic North Poles and magnetic North Pole locations coincide?
The earth's Geographic Poles are located at the earth's axis of rotation. The earth's Magnetic Poles are located nearby (within a few hundred kilometres), but not at a fixed location because they 'wander'. The magnetic polarity of the location we call 'Magnetic North' is south because it attracts the 'north (-seeking)' pole of a magnet or compass needle.
Magnetic axis that has wandered over time?
Poles
What is the difference between the magnetic poles and the geomagnetic poles?
The Geomagnetic poles (dipole poles) are the intersections of the Earth's surface and the axis of a bar magnet hypothetically placed at the center the Earth by which we approximate the geomagnetic field. There is such a pole in each hemisphere, and the poles are called as "the geomagnetic north pole" and "the geomagnetic south pole", respectively. On the other hand, the magnetic poles are the points at which magnetic needles become vertical. There also are "the magnetic north pole" and "the magnetic south pole". The geomagnetic or magnetic south (north) poles correspond to the N (S) -pole of a magnet.
Where are the earth's magnetic poles?
Deep within the earth, along an axis which 'wobbles' around the earth's axis of rotation. This causes the locations called 'Magnetic North' and 'Magnetic South' to shift relative to the locations called 'True North' and 'True South'. The magnetic polarities of the locations 'Magnetic North' and 'Magnetic South' are south and north, respectively.
Are earths magnetic poles located on its axis?
No
Does Earth's geographic North Poles and magnetic North Pole locations coincide?
The earth's Geographic Poles are located at the earth's axis of rotation. The earth's Magnetic Poles are located nearby (within a few hundred kilometres), but not at a fixed location because they 'wander'. The magnetic polarity of the location we call 'Magnetic North' is south because it attracts the 'north (-seeking)' pole of a magnet or compass needle.
Are the magnetic pole and the geographic north pole always the same distance apart?
The Geographic Poles are fixed at the earth's axis of rotation. The Magnetic Poles are located within a few hundred kilometres, but wander. The magnetic polarity of Magnetic North (the location) is south, which is why it attracts the north pole of a compass needle.
What is the earth's axis and where is it located?
The Earths axis is an imaginary line that extends from the physical North pole through the Earth to the physical South pole. Physical poles not magnetic poles. Why the axis is important to us is because the Earth is tilted 23 degrees on this axis in relation to the plane of rotation around the Sun, causing us to experience the different season due to the angle of the suns rays impacting the Earth during the year. The Earths axis is an imaginary line that extends from the physical North pole through the Earth to the physical South pole. Physical poles not magnetic poles. Why the axis is important to us is because the Earth is tilted 23 degrees on this axis in relation to the plane of rotation around the Sun, causing us to experience the different season due to the angle of the suns rays impacting the Earth during the year.
Magnetic axis that has wandered over time?
Poles
What is the difference between the magnetic poles and the geomagnetic poles?
The Geomagnetic poles (dipole poles) are the intersections of the Earth's surface and the axis of a bar magnet hypothetically placed at the center the Earth by which we approximate the geomagnetic field. There is such a pole in each hemisphere, and the poles are called as "the geomagnetic north pole" and "the geomagnetic south pole", respectively. On the other hand, the magnetic poles are the points at which magnetic needles become vertical. There also are "the magnetic north pole" and "the magnetic south pole". The geomagnetic or magnetic south (north) poles correspond to the N (S) -pole of a magnet.
What is the meaning of pole when describing earth?
Earth has two pairs of poles, the geographic north and south poles and the magnetic north and south poles. The geographic poles are the two places where Earth's rotational axis, the imaginary line that represents the center of Earth's rotation, intersects the surface of the earth. The magnetic poles are where Earth's magnetic field diverges/converges, just like the poles of a bar magnet, except that Earth's north magnetic pole is comparable to the south pole of a bar magnet, and Earth's south pole is comparable to the north pole of a bar magnet. The locations of the geographic poles never change, but the magnetic poles wander around from time to time. In fact when studying the floor of the Atlantic Ocean for the first time scientists found evidence that the polarity of Earth's magnetic field completely reverses every few hundred millennia (the north and south magnetic poles switch places).
Where are the earth's magnetic poles?
Deep within the earth, along an axis which 'wobbles' around the earth's axis of rotation. This causes the locations called 'Magnetic North' and 'Magnetic South' to shift relative to the locations called 'True North' and 'True South'. The magnetic polarities of the locations 'Magnetic North' and 'Magnetic South' are south and north, respectively.
Why is the compass headed to the north pole?
The actual North pole is not magnetic. You are thinking of the North Magnetic Pole which at this moment in time is somewhere off the coast of Canada heading towards Russia due to the movement of the Earths magnetic Field.
What is the difference between the geographic North and the magnetic North pole?
The Earth's geographic poles are the points 90 degrees north and south of the Equator at which all lines of longitude intersect. The Earth also has magnetic poles near these points with which compass needles align themselves. The south magnetic pole is off Wilkes Land, Antarctica, about 1,710 miles from the geographic South Pole. The north magnetic pole is on Ellef Ringnes Island in northern Canada, about 870 miles from the geographic North Pole.
Why are the magnetic poles and the geographic poles of the earth not in the same place?
No, it can but it doesn't necessarily need a variable. I have no idea what the previous answer means. The earth spins on its axis. The spin axis provide the geographic north and south poles. On the other hand the earth's magnetism does not work like a bar magnet. Instead, the iron and cobalt core spins at a slightly faster rate than the rest of the earth. This sets up eddy electrical currents which creates magnetic fields. In the northern hemisphere, the magnetic fields join under Northern Canada.
Where on the earth is the true north and south poles?
True North and True South are located at opposite ends of the earth's axis of rotation.
