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USGS map showing isogonic lines that trace the pattern of magnetic declination across the United States.

Magnetic North vs. True North: Why Your Compass Lies

Your compass isn't pointing at the North Pole. It's pointing at a wandering magnetic point currently 1,200 miles away and drifting toward Siberia.

Science  · 19 Jul 2026, 04:10  · Daniel Okafor