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Summary

Description
English: Map showing the position of the south magnetic dip pole as it has wandered over the past four centuries.
Date
Source https://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/geomag/GeomagneticPoles.shtml
Author NOAA

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Captions

Observed south dip poles during 1903 - 2000 are yellow squares. Modeled pole locations from 1590 to 2020 are circles progressing from blue to yellow.

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