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well one is that the true north is the north pole.And the magnetic north is the N on a magnet.

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True or false Declination is the difference between true north and magnetic north?

true


What is the Is the difference between true North and magnetic north?

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What is the measure of the declination to the north?

Difference between Compass direction and True north.


What is the term used for difference between true north and magnetic north?

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What is the name given to the difference between true north and magnetic north?

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How is magnetic declination measured in the northern hemisphere?

It is measured exactly the same in the Southern hemisphere (no difference between the two hemispheres). It is the difference between magnetic north and true north and it varies all over the globe. Magnetic declination (also called magnetic variation) is positive when magnetic north is east of true north (clockwise) and it is negative when magnetic north is west of true north (anti-clockwise).


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What was true of the difference between the North and the South after 1820?

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What is magnetic variation?

Since the Earth's magnetic poles are not located at the geographic poles, a magnetic compass doesn't point to 'true' (geographic) north. The DIFFERENCE angle between magnetic north and true north is the magnetic variation or declination where you are. It changes for different locations.


What is the purpose of a declination?

Assuming the subject is magnetic declination the difference between the north pole and the true north pole this difference, is the magnetic declination, there is not information on what purpose it serves.


Does a map show true north?

yes it does and a compass shows magnetic north. this is where declination takes course between the difference of the two