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As Magnetic North Pole Zooms Toward Siberia, Scientists Update World Magnetic Model

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.

North is on the move, and that's a problem for your smartphone maps.

Earth's geographic north pole is fixed. But the planet's magnetic north pole — the north that your compass points toward — wanders in the direction of Siberia at a rate of more than 34 miles per

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