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magnetic south

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magnetic south
The direction toward which the south-seeking arrow of a compass points. The magnetic south pole is the southern pole of the Earth's magnetic field and changes slightly in response to variations in the Earth's magnetism. The current magnetic south pole is located in the Antarctic Ocean. Compare geographic south.


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1909: Ernest Shackleton found the magnetic South Pole.
1547 Ivan the Terrible, first Russian to assume title of Tsar, was crowned 1908 The first issue of Scouting For Boys, journal of the Scouting Movement, was published 1909 The magnetic South Pole was found by Ernest Shackleton 1928 Thomas Hardy was buried beside Charles Dickens in Westminster 1950 Listen With Mother started on radio, setting nursery rhymes to music.
The planet's magnetic field is showing signs of wanting to make a gigantic somersault, so that magnetic north heads towards Antarctica, and magnetic south goes north.
 
 
 
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