The North Pole has been a subject of fascination for centuries, and early maps of the Arctic provide a glimpse into the mysterious beliefs and imaginations of explorers from the 16th century. One of ...

The updated version of the World Magnetic Model was released on Dec. 17, with a new prediction of how the magnetic north pole will shift over the next five years. Here's why it was changed.

However, the magnetic north pole is moving faster than normal resulting in a new out of cycle release for the WMM. Normally, new WMM maps are released every five years, and the next release was ...

The north magnetic pole, which has been used for navigation for centuries, is shifting east - and it's shifting fast. Experts who map these magnetic fields are rushing to keep up as it heads away ...

Stock image: Map showing the movement of the north magnetic pole since 1831. Over this period, the pole has drifted inexorably toward Siberia.

The magnetic north pole has been drifting away from the Canadian Arctic at a brisk 55 kilometers — about 34 miles — per year, with ramifications for military and civilian travelers.

In the recent past, the magnetic North Pole has moved 34 miles a year toward Russia. Just a half-century ago, the magnetic North Pole was wandering about 7 miles each year. Movement of Earth's ...

The newest version shows that the Magnetic North Pole continues to shift away from Canada toward Siberia, but it has been slowing down. The World Magnetic Model The WMM is a map of the Earth's ...

The magnetic north pole just isn’t where it used to be. Ever since the British polar explorer James Clark Ross first identified it on the Boothia Peninsula in Canada’s Nunavut territory in ...

The true and magnetic north are expected to line up for a short period before moving to the east. "By 2040, all compasses will probably point eastwards of true north," Beggan said in a statement .

In the 300 years between 1600 and 1900, scientists estimate that the magnetic North Pole moved about six miles per year. At the beginning of this century, it picked up to about 34 miles per year ...

The movement of the magnetic north pole “is pretty fast,” Chulliat said. Since 1831, when it was first measured in the Canadian Arctic, it has moved about 1,400 miles toward Siberia.