British explorer Sir James Clark Ross discovered the magnetic north pole in 1831 in northern Canada, approximately 1,000 miles (1,609 kilometers) south of the true North Pole.

An animation using data from the European Space Agency (ESA) allows you to "listen" to Earth's magnetic field being disrupted ...

We have known that the Earth has a magnetic field and magnetic poles since the 1600s. However, it took over 200 years to discover the exact position of the Magnetic North Pole. Advertisement ...

This means that the Sun’s north and south magnetic poles switch places. Then it takes about another 11 years for the Sun’s north and south poles to flip back again.” ...

The current magnetic north and magnetic south, sitting very close to their respective poles, have been at their posts for about 780,000 years, after the last reversal.

When Our Magnetic Field Flips. By Rick Groleau; Posted 11.18.03; NOVA; Every so often—every 250,000 years on average—the Earth's magnetic poles reverse polarity.

Your navigation system just got a critical update, one that happens periodically because Earth’s magnetic north pole keeps moving. Here’s what to know.

Unlike the geographic North Pole, which marks a fixed location, the magnetic north pole’s position is determined by Earth’s magnetic field, which is in constant motion.

By the 1940s, magnetic north had moved northwest from its 1831 position by about 250 miles (400 kilometers). In 1948, it reached Prince Wales Island, and by 2000 it had departed Canadian shores.

Unlike the geographic North Pole, which marks a fixed location, the magnetic north pole’s position is determined by Earth’s magnetic field, which is in constant motion.

By Mindy Weisberger, CNN (CNN) — If you are using your smartphone to navigate, your system just got a crucial update. Scientists have released a new model tracking the position of the magnetic ...