Question

Distance between geographic pole and magnetic pole at current

Answer 1

Answer:

If you were standing on the geographic north pole holding your compass, it would point towards northern Canada at Ellesmere Island. This is a difference of about 500 kilometers between the Geographic North and Magnetic North poles!

Answer 2

Geographic north and south poles are determined by the earth's spin. They are the locations on earth through which the axis of the earth's spin passes. Magnetic north is determined by the direction a compass points. Magnetic variance, or declination, is the difference between geographic north and magnetic north.