How big is the magnet in the north pole?

Answer 1

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Answer 2

The North Magnetic Pole is the wandering point on the Earth's surface at which the Earth's magnetic field points vertically downwards (i.e. the "dip" is 90°). This definition was originally proposed in 1600 by Sir William Gilbert, a courtier of Queen Elizabeth I. The North Magnetic Pole should not be confused with the less well known North Geomagnetic Pole.

For historical reasons, the "end" of a magnet that points towards the North Magnetic Pole is itself called the "north pole" of the magnet, with the other end being the magnet's "south pole". Because it is unlike poles that attract, the Earth's North Magnetic Pole is therefore actually a magnetic south pole. Because the Earth's magnetic field is not exactly symmetrical, the North and South Magnetic Poles are not antipodal: a line drawn from one to the other does not pass through the centre of the Earth (it actually misses by about 530 km).

Answer 3

About 2 by 4

Answer 4

12,756 km in diameter, or 7926 miles round the middle - and 12,716 km (7900 miles) long, its just the tip at the north pole. but that's not the pole of the present magnet.

Earth's magnetic field (and the surface magnetic field) is approximately a magnetic dipole, with one pole near the north pole and the other near the geographic south pole. An imaginary line joining the magnetic poles would be currently inclined by approximately 11.3° from the planet's axis of rotation.

The locations of the magnetic poles are not static but wander as much as 15 km every year and the earths magnetic north pole is currently moving to the other side of the arctic - the Russian side within the next 50 years.

Not only that the earths magnetic shield is decreasing.

Answer 5

I think you have become slightly confused or are having a laugh.

There are two answers to this, the straight and the bendy.

You decide which is which.

The best way to find out the size if the magnet is to ask Santa when he next comes round delivering presents.


There is no magnet at the North Pole because it is the northern end of the magnet.
The whole of the Earth is a magnet with positive and negative poles.

Answer 6

No it is 4 by 2

Answer 7

Like all magnets the earth has two poles. The earth is the magnet. Goes from the north to the south. The magetic field actually comes from the molten iron core which. The magnetic field is generated by the currents of the molten iron. Interestingly the earths magnetic field is dynamic. It actually fluctuates. There are signs that it may in the future reverse itself.

Answer 8

There is no magnet in the north pole because one of the first laws of magnetism says there is never a one-sided magnet (when there is a north pole, then there is a south pole attached to it).

So the entire earth is a magnet with its north pole at the south pole and its south pole at the north pole (and it has switched a couple of times over the ages).

This magnetic field is caused by flows of iron in earth's core.

Answer 9

There is no magnet at the north-pole...there is a magnetic noth, but it isn't at the north pole...silly thing...if you used a compas to try to actually get to the north pole, you would never get there...and if you tried to find magnetic north, you would either drown of freeze --depending on the time of year and mode of travel...anyway...blame it on aliens if it suites ya

Answer 10

The magnet is the molten metal core of the earth itself. As you know, a magnet has 2 poles. we call one the north pole and the other is the south pole.

Answer 11

there isnt a magnet on the north pole-its electromagnetic fields dat attract the point of ur compass.