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The Magnetic North Pole Has Officially Changed Position

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Magnetic North Pole is moving away from Canada and towards Siberia .

Experts from U.S. and British Geological Survey update World Magnetic Model ( WMM ) WMM pinpoints the magnetic North Pole where Earth 's magnetic field points straight down, a vertical magnetic field.

As iron and nickel inside our planet shift, so does our magnetic field, meaning the North (and South) Poles are constantly on the move.