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First of all, it's important to understand that 'Magnetic South' is a location, whereas 'south magnetic pole' refers to magnetic polarity.
'Magnetic South' is located near 'True South' -i.e. the geographic South Pole. It is not a fixed location, but 'wobbles' around True South over time.
The Earth's 'magnetic south pole', on the other hand, is located deep in the earth below the location of Magnetic North. This is because the Earth behaves like a giant bar magnet with its south magnetic pole located below True North and its north magnetic pole located below True South. The Earth's magnetic field, therefore, emerges perpendicularly from True South, and re-enters perpendicularly at Magnetic North. A compass aligns itself with this field.
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∙ 11y ago... just off the coast of Antarctica. See the image under links below.
The position is not fixed, compare them in the second link below.
In 1998, the Magnetic South Pole was estimated to be located at 64.6 degrees south, 138.5 degrees east. In 2004, 63.5 degrees south, 138 degrees east. More recently, in 2007, it was estimated at 64.497 degrees south and 137.684 degrees east.
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The earth is meaning it has 2 poles?
The Earth has a magnetic field around it. The magnetic North is close to what we call the North Pole. The magnetic South is at the South Pole. There is a magnetic North and South and a geographic North and South pole.
What instrument is used for determining direction?
A compass. The North magnetic pole is in the direction of the N on the compass. Therefore, the North magnetic pole is in fact a magnetic field south pole since it *attracts* the north magnetic field pole of the compass magnet.
Is the magnetic field of earth stronger near the equator of near the south pole?
The magnetic field is stronger at the poles.
What will be the position of the freely suspended magnet in a region over the earths magnetic pole?
from south to north
Why do you need two North Poles?
== == Earth happens to have two North poles, but it is not necessary. * The geographic north pole is one of the two places where the axis of rotation meets the surface. All planets and stars have one geographic north pole and one geographic south pole. * The north magnetic pole is the point where the magnetic field points directly down, and the south magnetic pole is the point where the magnetic field points directly up. Earth happens to have one magnetic north pole and one magnetic south pole at the moment. Mars doesn't have any magnetic poles. Our sun often has dozens of magnetic north and magnetic south poles in or near its sunspots.
What do scientist not know about earths magnetic field?
When the north pole becomes the south pole.
What magnet use in the compass?
non the compass uses the earths magnetic field that is why the north pole and south pole is the most important directions because the north and south pole have the most highest magnetic feilds
What causes the part of earths magnetic field called the magnetosphere to exist?
Earth's magnetic field (and the surface magnetic field) is approximately a magnetic dipole, with one pole near the north pole and the other near the geographic south pole. The Inner Van Allen Belt & Outer Van Allen Belt cause the magnetic field.
The south pole a compass magnet points toward?
magnetic north north pole =magnetic south
Is the magnetic pole near the Earths true North Pole a magnetic south pole or a magnetic north pole?
Earths geographic North Pole is also currently a magnetic north pole. This is however not always the case because over geological time scales the Earth's magnetic poles flip as a result of changes of flow in Earth's molten core which produces Earth's magnetic field.
How is the objects lifted in magnetic levitation?
It is done with a device that harnesses the earths magnetic field and separates the individual north pole and individual south pole magnets. You can read about it at GOD BASED MAGNETISM.
What pole do magnetic field originate?
north and south pole
The earth is meaning it has 2 poles?
The Earth has a magnetic field around it. The magnetic North is close to what we call the North Pole. The magnetic South is at the South Pole. There is a magnetic North and South and a geographic North and South pole.
How are the southpole and the south magnetic pole different?
The "South Pole" (and the North Pole) is the axis about which the earth rotates. The "South Magnetic Pole" has nothing to do with the South Pole other than they are located within the Antarctic Circle. All magnets have a North and South Pole, the "South Magnetic Pole" and the "North Magnetic Pole" are the opposite ends of the earth's magnetic field.
What is the switch in directions of earths magnetic north and south pole?
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Is the earths magnetic field constant throghout?
No, the Earth's Magnetic Field acts just like a BAR Magnetic. It has a North and South Pole and its magnetic lines of its force field are more tightly 'compressed' near the Poles than at the Equator. See the image below for an example, or Google "magnetic field lines".
Where does the earths axis of rotation intersect with the earths surface?
The geographical North and South Pole - not the magnetic poles.
