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the geographic north pole
True North is geographic north as opposed to magnetic north. Since a compass uses magnetism to find North, the North that it finds is the magnetic North.
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Will the north end of a suspended magnet point to the magnetic north pole?
true, if the the magnet is not labeled the north end will always point towards the north pole.
Does a compass point true north magnetic north or at the north pole?
North Star points at True North, you can use a compass and north star to see how far off magnetic north is from your location. .
What is the Angle between magnetic north and true north?
The angle between the geographic north and the geomagnetic north is 11.5 degrees..
What does a compass needle do?
It points to true north.
What would happen if walkers did not adjust their compass readings to account for magnetic variation?
They would not arrive at the correct location. True north refers to the rotational pole. Compasses point roughly towards the magnetic pole. I say roughly because geographic and man made features can distort the magnetic waves. The rotational and magnetic pole are not at the same place. Most maps are drawn according to the rotational pole (true north).
What does true north refer to?
True north refers to the geographic location at the North Pole, determined by the Earth's axis of rotation. It is the direction towards which all lines of longitude converge. True north remains fixed, unlike magnetic north which can change due to magnetic forces.
Is wind direction from true north or magnetic north?
True North...
Does gps indicate true north or magnetic north?
True North
Where is the true north geographic north?
True north is the direction that points towards the geographic North Pole, which is the northernmost point on Earth. It is the direction used in cartography and navigation to indicate the Earth's axis of rotation.
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True or false the s in s.p.r.i.t.e. refers to spiritual?
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True or false Declination is the difference between true north and magnetic north?
true
What is the difference between true north and magnatic north?
well one is that the true north is the north pole.And the magnetic north is the N on a magnet.
What would happen if people did not adjust there compass readings to the account of true north?
They would not arrive at the correct location. True north refers to the rotational pole. Compasses point roughly towards the magnetic pole. I say roughly because geographic and man made features can distort the magnetic waves. The rotational and magnetic pole are not at the same place. Most maps are drawn according to the rotational pole (true north).
When was True North Handicap created?
True North Handicap was created in 1979.
What is the true name for the North Star?
The true name for the North-Star is Polaris.
When was True North Productions created?
True North Productions was created in 2002.
