TNPSC Thervupettagam

Magnetic north pole at Russia

January 29 , 2025 2 days 53 0
  • The pole was first discovered about 400 kilometers from Canada in the year 1831.
  • However, they have drifted continuously towards Russia from then and up to date have travelled over 400 km in a hundred years.
  • The speed at which the magnetic North Pole moves has been changing.
  • From 1990 to 2000, the pole drifted at a rate of 55 kilometers per year.
  • The speed had decreased to about 35 kilometers per year by 2015.

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