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Magnetic declination indicated on an Israeli map. The arrows show true north, grid north and magnetic north, and the caption explains that the average yearly change in the magnetic declination is 0°03′ eastward.
File:Magnetic grid declination diagram.svg. Add languages. ... English: Magnetic declination diagram as used in USGS maps, including grid north. Based on actual USGS ...
English: This is a world map of magnetic declination created by the National Geophysical Data Center at NOAA. Français : Carte mondiale de la déclinaison magnétique terrestre créé par le centre national des donnée géophysiques ( NGDC ) de l'agence américaine responsable de l'étude de l'océan et de l'atmosphère ( NOAA ).
The amount of this deviation, which is indicated on USGS topographic maps, is typically much less than the magnetic declination (between true north and magnetic north), and is small enough that it can be disregarded in most land navigation situations.
By the 1940s, magnetic north had moved northwest from its 1831 position by about 250 miles (400 kilometers). In 1948, it reached Prince Wales Island, and by 2000 it had departed Canadian shores.
Maps typically include information on the declination as an angle or a small diagram showing the relationship between magnetic north and true north. Information on declination for a region can be represented by a chart with isogonic lines (contour lines with each line representing a fixed declination).
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In mid-December of 2024, scientists officially updated the World Magnetic Model (WMM), which helps keep track of our planet’s magnetic north and its chaotic and relatively unpredictable movements.