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.

A Magnetic Shift. Magnetic north is not fixed like its geographic counterpart, the North Pole. Instead, it meanders, driven by the roiling motion of molten metals in Earth’s outer core.

In ’After the North Pole,' explorer chronicles impossible challenges Nonfiction: An engaging history of the quest to reach the North Pole from a Norwegian explorer who knows all about extreme trips.

For centuries, the magnetic north pole steadily tracked along Canada's northern shore. But in recent decades, it has taken a new path, accelerating across the Arctic Ocean toward Russia's Siberia ...

In Earth’s northern hemisphere, compass needles point toward the magnetic North Pole, and the location changes depending on the shifting contours of the Earth’s magnetic field.

Would-be grooms will have an excuse for getting cold feet if they go on the world’s most extreme bachelor parties – to the North Pole. Only around 1,000 people get to the area each year, and ...

Last year, North Pole Studio said it generated $65,000 in sales, commissions, and licensing for its artists. The art is sold through the studio’s website, its open studio events, and fundraising ...

After nearly nine months on the road, an all-electric Nissan Ariya has become the first vehicle ever, gas or electric, to drive all the way from North to South pole, piloted by Chris Ramsey of ...

A change in airport ownership is an opportunity for new life to be infused into an airfield, according to Bradley Sky Ranch Airport’s new owner. Liam Ferguson purchased the North Pole, Alaska ...

The distance to the North Pole from the 89th degree to the 90th degree is about 70 miles. Last year, when Buchanan and her team tried to complete the feat, the Civil Aviation Authority of Norway did ...

Earth’s magnetic north is not static. Like an anchorless buoy pushed by ocean waves, the magnetic field is constantly on the move as liquid iron sloshes around in the planet’s outer core.