Scientists left baffled as they make major Magnetic North Pole discovery

What's the discovery?

Magnetic North is actually two poles, not one.

Where was it discovered?

Canadian and American scientists discovered this new north magnetic pole, which they named the "North Magnetic Pole of Inaccessibility," while mapping the magnetic field of the Arctic in 2021.

Key findings

* The pole is located in the Arctic Ocean, about 400 miles north of the original Magnetic North Pole, which is located on land in northern Canada. * This newly discovered pole is the first non-land-based magnetic north pole ever discovered.

What does this mean?

This finding could have implications for navigation and other technologies that rely on the magnetic north pole as a reference point.

Who made this discovery?

This finding was made by a team of scientists from the University of Calgary in Canada and the University of California, San Diego, in the United States.